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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > lexicality effect

Preferred term

lexicality effect

Definition(s)

Better serial recall of words than non-words in short-term memory.

Broader concept(s)

memory phenomenon

Related concept(s)

short-term memory

Synonym(s)

lexicality advantage

Belongs to group

Bibliographic citation(s)

• Gathercole, S. E., Pickering, S. J., Hall, M., & Peaker, S. M. (2001). Dissociable lexical and phonological influences on serial recognition and serial recall. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 4(1), 1-30. https://doi.org/10.1080/02724980042000002
[Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
• Hulme, C., Maughan, S., & Brown, G. D. A. (1991). Memory for familiar and unfamiliar words: Evidence for a long-term memory contribution to short-term memory span. Journal of Memory and Language, 30(6), 685-701. https://doi.org/10.1016/0749-596X(91)90032-F
[Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

Creator

Frank Arnould

Has study method(s)

serial recall task

In other languages

effet de lexicalité

French
avantage lexical

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-LHS10SHF-W

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