PubMed · 7931097
Sublexical components in implicit memory for novel words.
Abstract
Five experiments investigated the role of sublexical components in implicit memory for novel words. Priming on an implicit word judgement task occurred consistently for nonwords formed out of familiar linguistic components (morphemes and syllables) but minimally for nonwords formed out of unfamiliar pseudosyllabic components. This effect was dissociable from explicit memory and insensitive to changes in the surface features of the stimuli. Moreover, it depended on unitization of stimulus components as opposed to priming of individual components. Results are interpreted in terms of the activation and integration of prior linguistic knowledge and as evidence against the role of new (perceptual or episodic) representations in implicit memory for new information.
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J Dorfman. 1994. Sublexical components in implicit memory for novel words.. https://doi.org/10.1037/%2F0278-7393.20.5.1108
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