Dissociation of lexical and semantic aspects in word processing.
We present data and review studies that show a dissociation between identity and semantic priming. This dissociation appears as a result of employing certain prime tasks, adding cognitive load or following brain damage. Such a dissociation suggests that while activation of the word's representation is obligatory, the spread of activation to related concepts is not.
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Department of Behavioral Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Tzelgov
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Friedrich
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D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000523:psychology; D003071:Cognition; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D011578:Psycholinguistics; D012660:Semantics