All cumulative semantic interference is not equal: A test of the Dark Side Model of lexical access

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dc.contributor.advisorSchnur, Tatiana T.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMartin, Randi C.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberFischer-Baum, Simon
dc.creatorWalker Hughes, Julie
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-16T18:32:11Z
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-16T18:32:15Z
dc.date.available2013-09-16T18:32:11Z
dc.date.available2013-09-16T18:32:15Z
dc.date.created2013-05
dc.date.issued2013-09-16
dc.date.submittedMay 2013
dc.date.updated2013-09-16T18:32:16Z
dc.description.abstractLanguage production depends upon the context in which words are named. Renaming previous items results in facilitation while naming pictures semantically related to previous items causes interference. A computational model (Oppenheim, Dell, & Schwartz, 2010) proposes that both facilitation and interference are the result of using naming events as “learning experiences” to ensure future accuracy. The model successfully simulates naming data from different semantic interference paradigms by implementing a learning mechanism that creates interference and a boosting mechanism that resolves interference. This study tested this model’s assumptions that semantic interference effects in naming are created by learning and resolved by boosting. Findings revealed no relationship between individual performance across semantic interference tasks, and measured learning and boosting abilities did not predict performance. These results suggest that learning and boosting mechanisms do not fully characterize the processes underlying semantic interference when naming.
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dc.identifier.citationWalker Hughes, Julie. "All cumulative semantic interference is not equal: A test of the Dark Side Model of lexical access." (2013) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/72060">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/72060</a>.
dc.identifier.slug123456789/ETD-2013-05-537
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/72060
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectSemantic interference
dc.subjectSpeech production
dc.subjectLearning
dc.subjectBoosting
dc.subjectPriming
dc.subjectComputational modeling
dc.titleAll cumulative semantic interference is not equal: A test of the Dark Side Model of lexical access
dc.typeThesis
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thesis.degree.departmentPsychology
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts
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