Abstractionist versus episodic theories of repetition priming and word identification
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- 1 September 1995
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
- Vol. 2 (3), 339-363
- https://doi.org/10.3758/bf03210972
Abstract
This paper reviews research relevant to the question of whether words are identified through the use of abstract lexical representations, specific episodic representations, or both. Several lines of evidence indicate that specific episodes participate in word identification. First, pure abstractionist theories can explain short-term but not long-term repetition priming. Second, long-term repetition priming is sensitive to changes in surface features or episodic context between presentations of a word. Finally, long-term priming for pseudowords is also difficult for pure abstractionist theories to explain. Alternative approaches to word identification are discussed, including both pure episodic theories and theories in which both episodes and abstract representations play a role.Keywords
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