The role of overt language production in the Hebb repetition effect

Guerrette, Marie-Claude; Guérard, Katherine; Saint‐Aubin, Jean

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“…To reveal the contribution of production processes, it would be necessary to first allow the development of strong associations between perceptual and production processes before switching recall direction. If production processes are indeed not involved in the learning of the repeated list, the switch in recall direction should be done at no cost, as found previously by Guerrette et al (2017). Contrarily, if production processes do contribute to the learning of the repeated list, given the development of stronger association between perceptual and production processes, recall performance of the repeated list should be affected by the switch in recall direction.…”

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“…This finding is in line with previous studies. In effect, although it is generally believed that recall performance is superior in forward than in backward recall, many studies showed no difference between both recall directions (e.g., Anderson, Bothell, Lebiere, & Matessa, 1998;Beaudry, Saint-Aubin, Guérard, & Pâquet, 2018;Bireta et al, 2010, Experiments 1-2;Farrand & Jones, 1996;Guérard, Saint-Aubin, Burns, & Chamberland, 2012;Guerrette et al, 2017;Li & Lewandowsky, 1995, Experiments 1-2;Madigan, 1971;Thomas, Milner, & Haberlandt, 2003).…”

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“…Materials The experiment was presented on a PC computer using E-Prime (Version 2.0; Psychology Software Tool, Inc.). The stimuli were 36 nonsense syllables created from the combination of 16 consonants and 11 vowels (see Guerrette et al, 2017). All syllables consisted of one onset consonant phoneme followed by one offset vowel phoneme.…”

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“…According to this hypothesis, recall performance should drop following the change in recall direction. Conversely, if previous results observed when recall direction of the repeated list varied randomly across repetitions occurred because the Hebb repetition effect exclusively relies on perceptual processes, then the recall direction switch should be done at no cost (Guerrette et al, 2017).…”

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“…Regardless, one possibility is that the methodology used by Guerrette et al (2017) did not allow them to uncover the role of production processes. For instance, within the primacy model (Page & Norris, 2009), learning of the repeated list involves both perception and production processes.…”

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When asked to recall verbatim a short list of items, performance is very limited. However, if the list of items is repeated across trials, recall performance improves. This phenomenon, known as the Hebb repetition effect (Hebb, 1961; Brain Mechanisms and Learning: A Symposium, pp. 37-51), is considered a laboratory analogue of language learning. In effect, learning a new word implies the maintenance of a series of smaller units, such as phonemes or syllables, in the correct order for a short amount of time before producing them. The sequence of smaller units is typically presented more than once. In the present study, we investigated the role of overt language production in language learning by manipulating recall direction. If the learning of a repeated list of items relies on overt language production processes, changing list production order by manipulating recall direction should impact the learning of the list. In Experiment 1, one list was repeated every third trial, and recall direction of the repeated list changed on the ninth repetition. In Experiment 1a, the repeated list changed from a forward to a backward order recall, where participants had to recall the items in reverse presentation order. In Experiment 1b, the repeated list changed from a backward to a forward order recall. Results showed a cost in recall performance for the repeated list when recall direction switched from forward to backward recall, whereas it was unaffected by the change from backward to forward recall. In Experiment 2, we increased the number of trials before introducing the change from a backward to a forward order recall. Results showed a decrement in recall performance for the repeated list following the change in recall direction, suggesting that language production processes play a role in the Hebb repetition effect.

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The Hebb repetition effect as a laboratory analogue of language acquisition: Learning three lists at no cost.

Saint‐Aubin

Guérard

2018

Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology / Revue canadienne

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The Hebb repetition effect (i.e., the enhanced recall performance for a sequence of items that is repeated during a serial recall experiment) is considered an experimental analogue to language learning. However, although language learning occurs in a context in which multiple verbal sequences are repeated concurrently, the effect of increasing the number of repeated sequences in the Hebb repetition paradigm has received little attention, and previous studies have used tasks that depart considerably from the natural language learning experience. In the present study, we manipulated the number of repeated sequences in a Hebb repetition paradigm that is a close experimental analogue of language learning. Participants were asked to orally recall sequences of 7 nonsense syllables that were aurally presented. The paradigm included 1 or 3 sequences that were repeated every 4th trial. The results showed that participants could learn 3 sequences simultaneously and they could do so as easily as they would learn a single sequence. The results provide additional evidence to models relating the Hebb repetition effect to word-form learning. (PsycINFO Database Record

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Visual Hebb repetition effects survive changes to both output order and concurrent articulation

Johnson

Miles

2019

Journal of Cognitive Psychology

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Building upon the work of Guerrette et al. (2017), we examine the effect of output order on the visual Hebb repetition effect. We limit the opportunities for forward recall at test by using a novel positional recall procedure, employing non-verbal visual stimuli, and requiring participants to undertake concurrent articulation (CA). During the encoding phase, participants received sequences of six unfamiliar-faces. For every third sequence, participants received the same faces in the same serial order (i.e. the Hebb sequence). For the remaining trials, the sequence items were presented in a random order (i.e. the filler sequences). At test, participants were required to either select the faces in their order of original presentation (SR) or recall the serial position of each individually represented face tested in a randomised order (PR). For both recall conditions, the Hebb repetition effect was evident, and this persisted with CA. The findings demonstrate that the Hebb repetition effect is not dependent upon forward recall and is consistent with the view that the effect is underpinned by perceptual processing rather than repeated retrieval.

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The role of overt language production in the Hebb repetition effect

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Overt language production plays a key role in the Hebb repetition effect

Overt language production plays a key role in the Hebb repetition effect

The Hebb repetition effect as a laboratory analogue of language acquisition: Learning three lists at no cost.

Visual Hebb repetition effects survive changes to both output order and concurrent articulation

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