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Breining, Bonnie L.; Nozari, Nazbanou; Rapp, Brenda – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2019
Using word learning as an example of a complex system, we investigated how differences in the structure of the subcomponents in which learning occurs can have significant consequences for the challenge of integrating new information within such systems. Learning a new word involves integrating information into the two key stages/subcomponents of…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Learning Processes, Systems Approach, Differences
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Keller, Nicole E.; Dunsmoor, Joseph E. – Learning & Memory, 2020
Counterconditioning (CC) is a form of retroactive interference that inhibits expression of learned behavior. But similar to extinction, CC can be a fairly weak and impermanent form of interference, and the original behavior is prone to relapse. Research on CC is limited, especially in humans, but prior studies suggest it is more effective than…
Descriptors: Conditioning, Fear, Memory, Learning Processes
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Hudson Kam, Carla L. – Language Learning and Development, 2018
Adult learners know that language is for communicating and that there are patterns in the language that need to be learned. This affects the way they engage with language input; they search for form-meaning linkages, and this effortful engagement could interfere with their learning, especially for things like grammatical gender that often have at…
Descriptors: Infants, Adult Learning, Grammar, Language Patterns
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Collina, Simona; Tabossi, Patrizia; De Simone, Flavia – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2013
Psycholinguistic experiments conducted with the picture-word interference paradigm are typically preceded by a phase during which participants learn the words they will have to produce in the experiment. In Experiment 1, the pictures (e.g., a frog) were to be named and were presented with a categorically related (e.g., "cat") or…
Descriptors: Psycholinguistics, Pictorial Stimuli, Semantics, Naming
Al Ghanem, Reem – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Accurate and rapid word recognition requires highly-specified phonological, orthographic, and semantic word-specific representations. It has been established that children acquire these representations through phonological decoding in a process known as orthographic learning. Studies examining orthographic learning and its predictors have thus far…
Descriptors: Word Recognition, Reading Difficulties, Grade 5, Elementary School Students
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Ishii, Tomoko – Language Teaching Research, 2015
It has been repeatedly argued among vocabulary researchers that semantically related words should not be taught simultaneously because they can interfere with each other. However, the question of what types of relatedness cause interference has rarely been examined carefully. In addition, there are disagreements among the past studies that have…
Descriptors: Semantics, Memory, Vocabulary Development, Interference (Language)
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Gholami, Javad; Khezrlou, Sima – CATESOL Journal, 2014
This article overviews research on second language vocabulary instruction with a specific focus on semantic and thematic vocabulary-clustering types. The theoretical benefits associated with both the semantic and thematic approaches, as well as the potential problems associated with them, are discussed. The conclusion drawn is that reinforcing the…
Descriptors: Semantics, Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Development, Second Language Instruction