The Interdependence of Long- and Short-Term Components in Unmasked Repetition Priming: An Indication of Shared Resources

It has been suggested that unmasked repetition priming is composed of distinct long-and short-term priming components. The current study sought to clarify the relationship between these components by examining the relationship between them. A total of 60 people (45 females, 15 males) participated in...

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Published in:PloS one 2015-12, Vol.10 (12), p.e0144747-e0144747
Main Authors: Merema, Matt R, Speelman, Craig P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Cognition & reasoning
Decision making
Ethics
Experimental psychology
Explicit knowledge
Female
Females
Humans
Long-term memory
Male
Males
Memory
Memory, Long-Term - physiology
Memory, Short-Term - physiology
Mental task performance
Physiological aspects
Priming
Psychology
Reaction Time
Reading
Repetition
Repetition Priming - physiology
Semantics
Short term
Short-term memory
Social sciences
Task Performance and Analysis
Time Factors
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Summary:It has been suggested that unmasked repetition priming is composed of distinct long-and short-term priming components. The current study sought to clarify the relationship between these components by examining the relationship between them. A total of 60 people (45 females, 15 males) participated in a computer-based lexical decision task designed to measure levels of short-term priming across different levels of long-term priming. The results revealed an interdependent relationship between the two components, whereby an increase in long-term priming prompted a decrease in short-term priming. Both long-term and short-term priming were accurately captured by a single power function over seven minutes post repetition, suggesting the two components may draw on the same resources. This interdependence between long- and short-term priming may serve to improve fluency in reading.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0144747