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WORD-FREQUENCY EFFECT [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cognitive Psychology
DEF

[A cognitive process in which] high-frequency words are recognized faster and more accurately than low-frequency words, regardless of whether they are heard or read.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie cognitive
CONT

Dans un paradigme de rappel sériel immédiat, les mots fréquents sont mieux rappelés que les mots rares. Afin de rendre compte de cet effet de la fréquence des mots, [les auteurs] ont récemment suggéré l'hypothèse des liens associatifs.

Spanish

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