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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > orthographic neighborhood effect

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orthographic neighborhood effect  

Definition

  • In short-term memory, better memory for words with more orthographic neighbors (i.e., non-presented words that differ from target words by only one letter while maintening letter positions) than for words with fewer orthographic neighbors.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Ballot, C., Mathey, S., & Robert, C. (2021). Word imageability and orthographic neighbourhood effects on memory: A study in free recall and recognition. Memory, 29(6), 829–834. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2021.1921216

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

  • • Coltheart, M., Davelaar, E., Jónasson, J., & Besner, D. (1977). Access to the internal lexicon. In S. Dornic, (Ed.), Attention and performance VI (pp. 535–555). Erlbaum. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003309734-29

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

  • • Guitard, D., Miller, L. M., Neath, I., & Roodenrys, S. (2024). Set size and the orthographic/phonological neighbourhood size effect in serial recognition: The importance of randomization, 78(1), 9–16. Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology / Revue Canadienne de Psychologie Expérimentale. https://doi.org/10.1037/cep0000320

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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