title: Semantic memory: Searching for attributes vs searching for names.
abstract: The purpose of this experiment was to determine whether searching for a word that has a particular attribute (a fruit that is yellow) involves a different process than searching for a word whose name has a particular form (a fruit whose name begins with "p"). Ss saw category nouns paired with adjectives or letter restrictors presented on a series of blocked trials and a series of mixed trials. The Ss had to produce a word that fell in the space defined by the noun and the restricting adjective or letter. RT was fastest when trials were blocked and when a letter followed the presentation of the noun. This finding suggested the existence of two retrieval plans that can be executed when S has knowledge of the forthcoming type of item.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Johns Hopkins University, 21218, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Grober
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Loftus