Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-2005
Publication Title
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition
Abstract
Variability in talker identity and speaking rate, commonly referred to as indexical variation, has demonstrable effects on the speed and accuracy of spoken word recognition. The present study examines the time course of indexical specificity effects to evaluate the hypothesis that such effects occur relatively late in the perceptual processing of spoken words. In 3 long-term repetition priming experiments, the authors examined reaction times to targets that were primed by stimuli that matched or mismatched on the indexical variable of interest (either talker identity or speaking rate). Each experiment was designed to manipulate the speed with which participants processed the stimuli. The results demonstrate that indexical variability affects participants’ perception of spoken words only when processing is relatively slow and effortful.
DOI
10.1037/0278-7393.31.2.306
Version
Postprint
Publisher's Statement
(c) 2005 American Psychological Association
Recommended Citation
McLennan, C. T., & Luce, P. A. (2005). Examining the time course of indexical specificity effects in spoken word recognition. Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 31, 2, 306-21.
Volume
31
Issue
2
Included in
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms Commons, Cognition and Perception Commons, Speech and Hearing Science Commons
