Auditory priming in an implicit memory task that emphasizes surface processing.

Publication/Presentation Date

12-1-1996

Abstract

Auditory priming was examined in an implicit memory task, phoneme monitoring, that emphasized surface processing. The contribution of voice to priming was investigated in single- and multiplespeaker environments by repeating studied words at test in either the same voice or different voices. Multiple-speaker environments, which preserved both acoustic and word repetition, eliminated priming when more than two voice changes between words were introduced. When voice familiarity attenuated acoustic variability, priming was reestablished in the condition in which three voices were heard. Voice changes between study and test, which eliminated acoustic repetition, also abolished priming. Word frequency affected reaction times but not priming. This demonstrated that priming entailed subword processing rather than word processing. This study demonstrates that the significance of voice in implicit memory is dependent on the level of processing required by the task and the acoustic environment. Supported in part by an OMRDD Fellowship in the CSI/IBR Center for Developmental Disabilities to M. P., portions of this study were conducted in partial fulfillment of her requirements for the Ph.D. in the Department of Psychology of The City University of New York Graduate School and University Center.

Volume

3

Issue

4

First Page

495

Last Page

498

ISSN

1069-9384

Disciplines

Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

PubMedID

24213983

Department(s)

Administration and Leadership

Document Type

Article

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