Concept information
Preferred term
orthographic neighborhood effect
Definition
- A memory phenomenon observed in short-term memory when memory for words with more orthographic neighbors is better than for words with fewer orthographic neighbors.
Broader concept
Scope note
- An orthographic neighbor is an unpresented word that differs from the target word by a single letter while maintaining the position of the letters.
Bibliographic citation(s)
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• 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
• Document 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
• Document 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
• Document type: empirical study
• Access: closed
Creator
- Frank Arnould
In other languages
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-XMTSLPKB-Q - • 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
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