Using Monte-Carlo simulation to test predictions about the time-course of semantic and lexical access in reading

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dc.contributor.authorPerry, C.
dc.contributor.editorHand, C.J.
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractOne of the main theoretical distinctions between reading models is how and when they predict semantic processing occurs. Some models assume semantic activation occurs after word-form is retrieved. Other models assume there is no-word form, and that what people think of as word-form is actually just semantics. These models thus predict semantic effects should occur early in reading. Results showing words with inconsistent spelling-sound correspondences are faster to read aloud if they are imageable/concrete compared to if they are abstract have been used as evidence supporting this prediction, although null-effects have also been reported. To investigate this, I used Monte-Carlo simulation to create a large set of simulated experiments from RTs taken from different databases. The results showed significant main effects of concreteness and spelling-sound consistency, as well as age-of-acquisition, a variable that can potentially confound the results. Alternatively, simulations showing a significant interaction between spelling-sound consistency and concreteness did not occur above chance, even without controlling for age-of-acquisition. These results support models that use lexical form. In addition, they suggest significant interactions from previous experiments may have occurred due to idiosyncratic items affecting the results and random noise causing the occasional statistical error.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityConrad Perry
dc.identifier.citationPLoS ONE, 2024; 19(4):e0296874-e0296874
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0296874
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.orcidPerry, C. [0000-0002-3429-0240]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/142404
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPublic Library of Science (PLoS)
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP210100936
dc.rights© 2024 Conrad Perry. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0296874
dc.subjectSemantics; Monte Carlo method; Lexical decision tasks; Reaction time; Regression analysis; Simulation and modeling; Conceptual semantics; Phonology
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshLanguage
dc.subject.meshReading
dc.subject.meshSemantics
dc.titleUsing Monte-Carlo simulation to test predictions about the time-course of semantic and lexical access in reading
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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