Cumulative semantic interference is blind to morphological complexity and originates at the conceptual level.

ABSTRACT: When naming a sequence of pictures of the same semantic category (e.g., furniture), response latencies systematically increase with each named category member. This cumulative semantic interference effect has become a popular tool to investigate the cognitive architecture of language production. However, not all processes underlying the effect itself are fully understood, including the question where the effect originates from. While some researchers assume the interface of the conceptual and lexical level as its origin, others suggest the conceptual-semantic level. The latter assumption follows from the observation that cumulative effects, namely cumulative facilitation, can also be observed in purely conceptual-semantic tasks. Another unanswered question is whether cumulative interferenc

SUBMITTER: Doring AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9182628 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature