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Gorman, Kristen S.; Gegg-Harrison, Whitney; Marsh, Chelsea R.; Tanenhaus, Michael K. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2013
When referring to named objects, speakers can choose either a name ("mbira") or a description ("that gourd-like instrument with metal strips"); whether the name provides useful information depends on whether the speaker's knowledge of the name is shared with the addressee. But, how do speakers determine what is shared? In 2…
Descriptors: Experiments, Language Processing, Cognitive Processes, Memory
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McMurray, Bob; Tanenhaus, Michael K.; Aslin, Richard N. – Journal of Memory and Language, 2009
Spoken word recognition shows gradient sensitivity to within-category voice onset time (VOT), as predicted by several current models of spoken word recognition, including TRACE (McClelland, J., & Elman, J. (1986). The TRACE model of speech perception. "Cognitive Psychology," 18, 1-86). It remains unclear, however, whether this sensitivity is…
Descriptors: Phonemes, Inhibition, Auditory Perception, Word Recognition