Inhibitory Account of Semantic Interference Resolution in Memory: Suppression of Competing Information

Using a novel paradigm, we provide direct evidence for the role of inhibition during semantic interference resolution in memory. In Experiment 1, target words were primed via a naming task. Then, a cue word prompted participants to generate either a meaningfully related or unrelated word. Producing...

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Main Author: Ngo, Ka Wai Joan
Other Authors: Hasher, Lynn
Language:en_ca
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/31363