RUNWORD - AN IBM-PC SOFTWARE PACKAGE FOR THE COLLECTION AND ACOUSTIC ANALYSIS OF SPEEDED NAMING RESPONSES

Citation
Ct. Kello et Ah. Kawamoto, RUNWORD - AN IBM-PC SOFTWARE PACKAGE FOR THE COLLECTION AND ACOUSTIC ANALYSIS OF SPEEDED NAMING RESPONSES, Behavior research methods, instruments, & computers, 30(3), 1998, pp. 371-383
Citations number
47
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Experimental","Psychologym Experimental
ISSN journal
07433808
Volume
30
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
371 - 383
Database
ISI
SICI code
0743-3808(1998)30:3<371:R-AISP>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Researchers generally collect two dependent measures from most types o f speeded responses: reaction time and error proportion. Recently, exp erimenters have tested lexical theories using alternative empirical me asures, such as response force in decision tasks and response duration in naming tasks. We offer a set of software tools that expands the ba ttery of dependent measures normally available to naming experimenters to include various duration and intensity measures of digitized voice recordings. This article explains the functionality, programming logi c, and theoretical motivation behind each measure, as well as the soft ware to support digitized naming experiments. The software runs in DOS on IBM-PC-compatible hardware with SoundBlaster 16-bit sound cards, a nd it takes advantage of the decreasing costs of hard-drive space and digital sound cards.