 References:

 This demonstration is based on:

        Fischler, I., & Goodman, G.O. (1978) Latency of associative 
                activation in memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology: 
                Human perception and performance, 4, 445-470. 

 Semantic priming will often be found in textbook chapters on 
 semantic memory, and is likely to be discussed in relation to 
 `spreading activation' model. 

        Best, J.B. (1992). Cognitive psychology (3rd ed.). West.

 Gives a useful textbook account of semantic networks models of 
 memory.

        Baddeley, A. (1990). Human memory: Theory and practice. 
                Erlbaum.

 A brief account of semantic network theory, with critical 
 comments, is given on pages 329-333. 








 The most frequently cited studies on semantic priming are the following:

        Meyer, D.E., & Schvaneveldt, R.W. (1971). Facilitation in
                recognizing pairs of words: Evidence of a dependence
                between retrieval operations. Journal of Experimental
                Psychology, 90, 227-234.

        Neely, J.H. (1977). Semantic priming and retrieval from lexical
                memory: Role of inhibitionless spreading from lexical
                memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning,
                Memory, and Cognition, 9, 196-211.

 

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