Experimental Study on A Two-string Lexical Decision Task: Non-words and Words

Authors

  • Shuyu Zhang Australian National University
  • Sihong Zhang Hefei University of Technology, China James Cook University, Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijes.v7i4.11715

Keywords:

lexical decision task, non-words, words, response time

Abstract


Abstract—This paper introduces the general purposes, hypotheses and designs of the lexical decision task and compares the results of several existing studies. Based on previous studies, three hypotheses are proposed. Then, it illustrates a two-lexical decision task designed and completed by the Research School of Psychology, Australian National University. In comparison with traditional lexical decision task, the two-string lexical decision task further tests participants’ response time to non-words and words. The results of the current two-string lexical decision task experiment verify the validity of previous studies on the one hand, while on the other hand, do not fully support the statement that participants would make faster responses to unrelated words than unrelated non-words. The findings of the current study directly provide cognitive processes for English lexical differentiation and learning, which could give hints to English lexical teaching and acquisition.

Author Biographies

Shuyu Zhang, Australian National University

Shuyu Zhang is an undergraduate student with the Research School of Psychology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT2600, Australia.

Sihong Zhang, Hefei University of Technology, China James Cook University, Australia

Sihong Zhang is a PhD & Professor in Linguistics, Director of the Centre for Linguistics, School of Foreign Studies, Hefei University of Technology. He works also as a Senior Adjunct Researcher Fellow at the Language & Culture Research Centre, James Cook University, Australia. He has obtained his PhD from James Cook University. His research areas include linguistic typology, language teaching and documentation, and cognitive linguistics

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Published

2019-12-10

How to Cite

Zhang, S., & Zhang, S. (2019). Experimental Study on A Two-string Lexical Decision Task: Non-words and Words. International Journal of Recent Contributions from Engineering, Science & IT (iJES), 7(4), pp. 77–85. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijes.v7i4.11715

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 4 (2019)

Section

Short Papers

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