Lexical selection in the semantically blocked cyclic naming task: the role of cognitive control and learning

Crowther, Jason E.; Martin, Randi C.

doi:10.3389/fnhum.2014.00009

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“…As mentioned above, our perfusion findings in the DLPFC and hippocampus are consistent with a working memory circuit (e.g., Marshuetz, 2005). Crowther and Martin (2014) found a significant correlation between a measure of proactive interference in working memory -the recent negatives task (Monsell, 1978) -and performance in blocked cyclic naming. Proactive interference (PI) refers to the impaired recall of an item due to previously presented material in working memory (Jacoby, Debner, & Hay, 2001).…”

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“…Of note, both the DLPFC and hippocampus have been implicated consistently in a working memory circuit, especially for item order information (Hsieh, et al, 2011;Hsieh, et al, 2014;Marshuetz, 2005). This network would be consistent with Crowther and Martin's (2014) suggestion that working memory encodes and then tracks items within-cycles, permitting the participant to predict which pictures will appear on subsequent trials.…”

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“…For instance, the DLPFC has been implicated in control signaling during task switching, which might conceivably be engaged between contexts and cycles (Johnston, Levin, Koval & Everling, 2007). Additionally, it is possible that an interference control mechanism mediated by the lateral PFC may be involved in inhibiting the activation of irrelevant representations and/or increasing the activation of relevant ones, as has been proposed for semantic interference effects in the PWI paradigm (Belke & Stielow, 2013;Crowther & Martin, 2014;de Zubicaray, Wilson, McMahon & Muthiah, 2001). The observed activity in the DLPFC is also in the vicinity of the inferior frontal junction, an area that has been associated with cognitive control mechanisms that may be involved in speech production (Clos, Amunts, Laird, Fox, & Eickhoff, 2013;Derrfuss, Brass, Neumann, & von Cramon, 2005;J.…”

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“…Working memory involvement in blocked cyclic naming has been proposed primarily in terms of establishing and maintaining a set of task-relevant representations from the first cycle onwards (e.g., Belke & Stielow, 2013) or maintaining item order information within cycles (Crowther & Martin, 2014;Marshuetz, 200). However, working memory is a broad construct that encompasses many mechanisms (Baddeley, 2012), and it is possible that other processes might be involved.…”

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“…For example, Belke (2008) showed that performance of a concurrent digit retention span task exacerbated the interference effect. Using an individual differences approach, Crowther & Martin (2014) also reported performance on a word span task was negatively correlated with the increase in naming latencies across naming trials within a cycle for both homogeneous and heterogeneous contexts. They propose that participants use task-specific strategies to assist in performing the task: working memory encodes and then tracks items within-cycles, predicting which targets may appear next in the sequence.…”

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The roles of conceptual feature overlap and distinctiveness during lexical access in spoken word production

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School of Psychology 2To produce a spoken word we must first retrieve it from memory in a process termed lexical selection. Lexical selection by competition theory proposes that retrieval is a process in which multiple word candidates are activated and compete for selection. While this theory has been prominent for several decades, it has been challenged in recent years by empirical demonstrations of semantic context effects in naming paradigms that are difficult to reconcile with a competitive lexical selection mechanism. These findings have led to novel theoretical accounts being formulated. This dissertation investigates how the structural organization of conceptual information influences spoken word production according to the different theoretical accounts. In simple terms, how are object concepts that we express everyday organized with respect to their constituent features, and how do these features determine semantic context effects in naming paradigms? Using picture-word interference and blocked cyclic paradigms in conjunction with functional neuroimaging, I investigated the potentially different roles that conceptual feature overlap and feature distinctiveness have in influencing semantic context effects in naming. Over three chapters comprising nine experiments, I show recent empirical findings used to challenge the competitive lexical selection account are not replicable. Further, I show that increasing conceptual feature overlap is primarily responsible for slowing naming latencies in semantic contexts. I conclude that a competitive account remains the most viable explanation of lexical selection in speech production. 3 Declaration by authorThis thesis is composed of my original work, and contains no material previously published or written by another person except where due reference has been made in the text. I have clearly stated the contribution by others to jointly-authored works that I have included in my thesis.I have clearly stated the contribution of others to my thesis as a whole, including statistical assistance, survey design, data analysis, significant technical procedures, professional editorial advice, and any other original research work used or reported in my thesis. The content of my thesis is the result of work I have carried out since the commencement of my research higher degree candidature and does not include a substantial part of work that has been submitted to qualify for the award of any other degree or diploma in any university or other tertiary institution. I have clearly stated which parts of my thesis, if any, have been submitted to qualify for another award.I acknowledge that an electronic copy of my thesis must be lodged with the University Library and, subject to the policy and procedures of The University of Queensland, the thesis be made available for research and study in accordance with the Copyright Act 1968 unless a period of embargo has been approved by the Dean of the Graduate School.I acknowledge that copyright of all material contained in my thesis resides w...

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The Neurocognitive Mechanisms of Speech Production

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2018

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The study of how a speaker produces meaningful utterances is a vital research topic in psychology and cognitive neuroscience, offering a window into not only language itself but also cognition more broadly. We review neurocognitive and behavioral evidence that supports a common set of principles for theories of the processes underlying speech production: independent levels of representation/processing; parallel activation and (limited) interaction; and structure‐sensitive selection and sequencing. We then examine the interaction between speech production and other domains of cognition, reviewing research on monitoring, executive control and attention, and the intention to communicate. This work reveals how production is highly integrated with other domains of cognition, suggesting a number of interesting avenues for future research.

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Investigating the mechanisms of written word production: insights from the written blocked cyclic naming paradigm

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Rapp

2017

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In three experiments, we examined whether similar principles apply to written and spoken production. Using a blocked cyclic written picture naming paradigm, we replicated the semantic interference effects previously reported in spoken production (Experiment 1). Using a written spelling-to-dictation blocked cyclic naming task, we also demonstrated that these interference effects disappear when the task does not require semantically-mediated lexical selection (Experiment 2). Results are parallel to those reported for the analogous spoken production task of reading aloud. Similar results were observed in written spelling to dictation regardless of whether stimuli consisted of words with high or low probability phoneme-to-grapheme correspondences (Experiment 3) revealing the important role of non-semantically-mediated spelling routes in written word production. Overall, our results support the view that similar mechanisms underlie written and spoken production. This includes an incremental learning mechanism underlying semantically-mediated lexical selection that produces long-lived interference effects when multiple semantically similar items are repeatedly named.

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Lexical selection in the semantically blocked cyclic naming task: the role of cognitive control and learning

Cited by 60 publications

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The roles of conceptual feature overlap and distinctiveness during lexical access in spoken word production

The roles of conceptual feature overlap and distinctiveness during lexical access in spoken word production

The Neurocognitive Mechanisms of Speech Production

Investigating the mechanisms of written word production: insights from the written blocked cyclic naming paradigm

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