Decomposition of repetition priming components in picture naming.

Abstract

Cognitive mechanisms underlying repetition priming in picture naming were decomposed in several experiments. Sets of encoding manipulations meant to selectively prime or reduce priming in object identification or word production components of picture naming were combined factorially to dissociate processes underlying priming in picture naming. Experiments 1, 2, and 3 were conducted with SpanishEnglish bilingual participants and bilingual materials. Experiments 4, 5A, and 5B were single-language experiments in English or Spanish. A simple process model was used to formalize the theoretical predictions and test them across all experiments simultaneously. Object identification and word production processes were selectively influenced in an additive manner, which suggests that the 2 sets of processes are independent and sequential. The patterns of facilitation support a quantitative model of transfer-appropriate processing in which shared processes from encoding to test are the causal basis and speeded processes are the mechanism of facilitation.

Repetition priming endurance in picture naming and translation: Contributions of component processes

“…Like picture naming, word translation also exhibits repetition priming effects at delays of several minutes (Francis et al, 2002;Francis & Durán, 2005;Francis & Gallard, 2005;Francis, Tokowicz, & Kroll, 2003), but translation priming has not previously been measured at longer retention intervals. A long-term repetition priming effect for translation would indicate that a single experimental translation trial can lead to sustained learning and that this facilitation cannot be attributed to residual activation.…”

“…Similarly, the relative contributions of component contribution of picture identification processes to repetition priming in picture naming has been demonstrated using encoding tasks that require accessing conceptual information about pictures. Decisions about the animacy, weight, natural versus manufactured origin, or category membership of a pictured object facilitate later naming relative to new items (Carroll, Byrne, & Kirsner, 1985;Francis et al, 2002;Vaidya et al, 1998). In bilinguals, prior naming of pictures in a different language facilitates naming relative to new items (Francis, 1998;Francis, Augustini, & Sáenz, 2003;Francis et al, 2002;Hernandez & Reyes, 2002).…”

“…Decisions about the animacy, weight, natural versus manufactured origin, or category membership of a pictured object facilitate later naming relative to new items (Carroll, Byrne, & Kirsner, 1985;Francis et al, 2002;Vaidya et al, 1998). In bilinguals, prior naming of pictures in a different language facilitates naming relative to new items (Francis, 1998;Francis, Augustini, & Sáenz, 2003;Francis et al, 2002;Hernandez & Reyes, 2002). The contribution of word retrieval processes to repetition priming in picture naming has been demonstrated using encoding tasks that require selecting and/or articulating the name without presentation of the target picture.…”

“…The contribution of word retrieval processes to repetition priming in picture naming has been demonstrated using encoding tasks that require selecting and/or articulating the name without presentation of the target picture. Picture naming was facilitated by generating a picture's name in response to a definition (Lee & Williams, 2001;Monsell, Matthews, & Miller, 1992;Wheeldon & Monsell, 1992), in response to a different exemplar of the object (Biederman & Cooper, 1991;Cave, Bost, & Cobb, 1996;Cave & Squire, 1992;Durso & Johnson, 1979;Francis et al, 2002;Stankiewicz, Hummel, & Cooper, 1998), or as a translation response (Francis, 1998;Francis, Augustini, & Sáenz, 2003;Francis et al, 2002).…”

Effects of parallel planning on agreement production

“…The pictures were simple black line drawings that were all approximately 128 × 98 pixels in size, viewed with 2 × 1.5°visual angle. As the small set of items was presented multiple times (each picture appeared 64 times in the experiment), object identification and naming should be relatively easy (e.g., Francis, Corral, Jones, & Sáenz, 2008;Malpass & Meyer, 2010).…”