Semantic facilitation and semantic interference in word translation: Implications for models of lexical access in language production

Journal of Memory and Language

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 468-488

  Bloem, Ineke ^a   La Heij, Wido ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Language production; Selective attention; Semantic interference; Semantic priming; Stroop

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037396666     PISSN: 0749596X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-596X(02)00503-X     Document Type: Review

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