The impact of spatial and verbal working memory load on semantic relatedness judgements
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21641366 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dmytro Khanzhyn (0000-0001-7963-9832, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, corresponding author), Walter J B Van Heuven (0000-0003-3183-4449, University of Nottingham), Karolina Rataj (0000-0002-6845-5293, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 781-789 |
| Publication date | 2024-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychonomic Bulletin & Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1069-9384 • E-ISSN: 1531-5320 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3758/s13423-023-02323-0 |
| PMID | 37723334 |
| OpenAlex | W4386825143 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 20 |
Studies using a relatedness judgement task have found differences between prime-target word pairs that vary in the degree of semantic relatedness. However, the influence of working memory load on semantic processing in this task and the role of the type of working memory task have not yet been investigated. The present study therefore investigated for the first time the effect of working memory load (low vs. high) and working memory type (verbal vs. spatial) on semantic relatedness judgements. Semantically strongly related (e.g., hip – KNEE ), weakly related (e.g., muscle – KNEE ) and unrelated (e.g., office – KNEE ) Polish word pairs were presented in an experiment involving a dual working memory and semantic relatedness task. The data revealed that, relative to semantically unrelated word pairs, responses were faster for strongly related pairs but slower for weakly related pairs. Importantly, the verbal working memory task decreased facilitation for strongly related pairs and increased inhibition for weakly related pairs relative to the spatial working memory task. Furthermore, working memory load impacted only weakly related pairs in the verbal but not in the spatial working memory task. These results show that working memory type and load influence semantic relatedness judgements, but the direction and size of the impact depend on the strength of semantic relations
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Semantic memory · Verbal memory · Working memory · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Neuroscience · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |