Chapter 5 Flashcards
What is lexical access
Its the ability to understand a word while being talked to, reading, listening, etc, by going in your brain and retrieving the meaning
What are factors that Affect Lexical Access (increase better lexical access)
- Lexicial frequency
- Age of acquisition
- priming
- Concreteness
- Emotional Context
- Neighbourhood
- Syntactic Context
- Phonotactic constraints
What happens when you hear a word
What is Lexical Frequency and how does it affect Lexical Access
It is the frequency in which a word is used
The more frequently a word is used, the easier it is to recall from your lexical access
How does Age of Acquisition affect Lexical Access
Words learned earlier in life are remembered more often than words learned later in life
How does Priming affect Lexical Access
Words that have been often grouped with other related words are remembered more quickly.
How does concreteness & Imagery affect Lexical Access
If the word is real (or even looks more real), it can be easier to remember
ex: “spewl” is easier to remember than “bwefheuwh”
What is emotional connotation
It is a concept based on “the evolutionary account” which is based on how words that rank higher on:
- Evaluation
- Potency
- Activity
Are remembered better
How does Neighbourhood affect Lexical Access
How does Syntactic context affect Lexical Access
How does Phonotactic constraints affect Lexical Access
What are 2 special cases of Lexical Access
- Multi-morphemic words
- Ambiguous words
What are 3 types of priming
a) Semantic
b) Phonological
c) Bilingual Effects
What is Masked Priming
What is semantic priming
Its when words are associated to one another because they are similar in subject
Ex: Lion and cat
