Syllabic priming in lexical decision and naming tasks: The syllable congruency effect re-examined in French

Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-48

  Chetail, Fabienne ^a   Mathey, Stéphanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

CV versus CVC syllables; Lexical decision; Masked priming; Naming; Syllable congruency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FRANCE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; READING; RECOGNITION; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

FRANCE; HUMANS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; REACTION TIME; READING; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SPEECH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63149093097     PISSN: 11961961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012944     Document Type: Article

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