Le. James et Dm. Burke, Phonological priming effects on word retrieval and tip-of-the-tongue experiences in young and older adults, J EXP PSY L, 26(6), 2000, pp. 1378-1391
Citations number
80
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY-LEARNING MEMORY AND COGNITION
In a repetition priming paradigm, young and older participants read aloud p
rime words that sometimes shared phonological components with a target word
that answered a general knowledge question. In Experiment 1, prior process
ing of phonologically related words decreased tip-of-the-tongue states (TOT
s) and increased correct responses to subsequent questions. In Experiment 2
, the priming task occurred only when the participant could not answer the
question. Processing phonologically related words increased correct recall,
but only when the participant was in a TOT state. Phonological priming eff
ects were age invariant, although older adults produced relatively more TOT
s. Results support the transmission deficit model that the weak connections
among phonological representations that cause TOTs are strengthened by pro
duction of phonologically related words. There was no evidence that phonolo
gically related words block TOT targets.