title: Semantic distance effects in naming superordinates.
abstract: The time to select a superordinate label in response to a target word is shown to be a function of the normative likelihood of the target being produced as an exemplar of the superordinate. This extends the scope of semantic distance effects to a new task situation. The effect declines with practice (repetition) and is also reduced by other preceding tasks. Two alternative accounts of the processing underlying selection are discussed.
authors.affiliation: The University, DD1 4HN, Dundee, Scotland.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Sanford
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Seymour