Test of Response Bias Explanation of Word-Frequency Effect
- 27 January 1961
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 133 (3448) , 280-281
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.133.3448.280
Abstract
Observers identified monosyllabic words presented in noise. It was found that controlling response bias eliminates the word-frequency effect. However, the magnitude of the word-frequency effect was greater than that predicted by a mathematical model denying stimulus words any role in producing the word-frequency effect.Keywords
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