The effects of age-of-acquisition and frequency-of-occurrence in visual word recognition: Further evidence from the Dutch language
M Brysbaert, M Lange… - European Journal of …, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
M Brysbaert, M Lange, IV Wijnendaele
European Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 2000•Taylor & FrancisIt has been claimed that the frequency effect in visual word naming is an artefact of age-of-
acquisition: Words are named faster not because they are encountered more often in texts,
but because they have been acquired earlier. In a series of experiments using immediate
naming, lexical decision, and masked priming, we found that frequency had a clear effect in
lexical tasks when age-of-acquisition is controlled for. At the same time, age-of-acquisition
was a significant variable in all tasks, whereas imageability had no effect. These results …
acquisition: Words are named faster not because they are encountered more often in texts,
but because they have been acquired earlier. In a series of experiments using immediate
naming, lexical decision, and masked priming, we found that frequency had a clear effect in
lexical tasks when age-of-acquisition is controlled for. At the same time, age-of-acquisition
was a significant variable in all tasks, whereas imageability had no effect. These results …
It has been claimed that the frequency effect in visual word naming is an artefact of age-of-acquisition: Words are named faster not because they are encountered more often in texts, but because they have been acquired earlier. In a series of experiments using immediate naming, lexical decision, and masked priming, we found that frequency had a clear effect in lexical tasks when age-of-acquisition is controlled for. At the same time, age-of-acquisition was a significant variable in all tasks, whereas imageability had no effect. These results corroborate findings previously reported in English and Dutch.
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