title: The Interdependence of Long- and Short-Term Components in Unmasked Repetition Priming: An Indication of Shared Resources.
abstract: It has been suggested that unmasked repetition priming is composed of distinct long-and short-term priming components. The current study sought to clarify the relationship between these components by examining the relationship between them. A total of 60 people (45 females, 15 males) participated in a computer-based lexical decision task designed to measure levels of short-term priming across different levels of long-term priming. The results revealed an interdependent relationship between the two components, whereby an increase in long-term priming prompted a decrease in short-term priming. Both long-term and short-term priming were accurately captured by a single power function over seven minutes post repetition, suggesting the two components may draw on the same resources. This interdependence between long- and short-term priming may serve to improve fluency in reading.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology and Social Science, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Matt R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Merema
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology and Social Science, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Craig P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Speelman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D057567:Memory, Long-Term / Q000502:physiology*; D008570:Memory, Short-Term / Q000502:physiology*; D011930:Reaction Time; D011932:Reading; D060865:Repetition Priming / Q000502:physiology*; D012660:Semantics; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D013997:Time Factors