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Psy of Language-CH 5
The Internal Lexicon
Term | Definition |
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Lexical access | the process by which we activate our word knowledge |
The reference of a word | the relationship between words and things in the world |
Semantic priming | occurs when a word presented earlier activates another, semantically related word. |
Spreading activation models | words are presented in the internal lexicon in a network, but the organization is not strictly hierarchical |
Autonomous search model | one of the earliest and most influential models of lexical access |
Meronymy | pertains to the parts of an object referred to by a word |
Currently, the main idea regarding the "organization of the lexicon" is that it is set up as a | "semantic network" of interconnected elements |
Children learn ________ first and adults also use them when asked to name an example of a concept. | basic-level terms |