Abstract
We test the hypothesis that naming an object depicted in a picture and reading aloud an object's name are affected by the object's speed. We contend that the mental representations of everyday objects and situations include their speed, and that the latter influences behavior in instantaneous and systematic ways. An important corollary is that high-speed objects are named faster than low-speed objects, although object speed is irrelevant to the naming task at hand. The results of a series of 7 studies with pictures and words support these predictions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 326-338 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Journal of Experimental Psychology: General |
Volume | 144 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Apr 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015 American Psychological Association.
Keywords
- Automatic activation
- Implicit speed
- Picture naming
- Word reading