Cognitive Science Program: Processes in the Resolution of Ambiguous Words: Towards a Model of Selective Inhibition.

Abstract

An experiment using a lixical decision paradigm is reported investigating the role of specific inhibitory processes in lexical ambuity resolution. An attentional view of inhibition and a view based on specific automatic inhibition between nodes predict different results when a neutral item is processed between an ambiguous word and a related target. The results suggest inhibitory processes, but they do not rule out the role of attention in the overall process of resolving ambiguous word meanings. A tentative model of selective inhibitory processes is discussed in relation to these experiments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA171879

Entities

People

  • Penny L. Yee

Organizations

  • University of Oregon

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Ambiguity
  • Automatic
  • Classification
  • Cognitive Science
  • Contracts
  • Frequency
  • Inhibition
  • New York
  • Psychology
  • Reaction Time
  • Recognition
  • Security
  • Statistical Analysis
  • United States
  • Universities
  • Word Recognition

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Computational Linguistics
  • Theoretical Analysis.