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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSemantic priming
/sɪˈmæn.tɪk ˈpraɪ.mɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A phenomenon in psychology and linguistics where the processing of a target word is faster and more accurate if it is preceded by a semantically related word.
"The experiment demonstrated semantic priming because participants recognized the word 'butter' much faster after seeing the word 'bread'." - 2
The experimental paradigm used to study the cognitive mechanisms of word association and memory retrieval.
"Researchers utilized semantic priming to map how concepts are organized within the human mental lexicon."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'semantic', originating from the Greek 'sēmantikos' (relating to signs, from sēma meaning sign), and 'priming', derived from the historical verb 'prime' meaning to prepare or make ready. Emerging prominently in cognitive psychology and psycholinguistics during the latter half of the 20th century, it describes the phenomenon where exposure to one word influences the response to a subsequent related word.
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amorçage sémantique
Transliteration: a-mor-saʒ se.mɑ̃.tik
"L'amorçage sémantique accélère la reconnaissance des mots apparentés."
semantisches Priming
Transliteration: zeˈmantɪʃəs ˈpraɪmɪŋ
"Das semantische Priming zeigt sich in kürzeren Reaktionszeiten."
priming semantico
Transliteration: ˈpraɪmɪŋ seˈmantiko
"Il priming semantico facilita la comprensione del testo."
priming semántico
Transliteration: ˈpɾajmiŋ seˈmântiko
"El experimento utilizó el priming semántico para medir la velocidad de respuesta."
priming semântico
Transliteration: ˈpɾajmiŋ seˈmɐ̃tiku
"O priming semântico afeta a recuperação de memórias."
शब्दार्थ प्राइमिंग
Transliteration: shabdarth priming
"शब्दार्थ प्राइमिंग संज्ञानात्मक मनोविज्ञान का एक महत्वपूर्ण विषय है।"
语义启动
Transliteration: yǔ yì qǐ dòng
"语义启动效应在心理学实验中被广泛研究。"
의미 점화
Transliteration: uimi jeomhwa
"의미 점화 효과는 단어 인식 속도를 향상시킨다."
意味 プライミング
Transliteration: imi puraimingu
Script: 意味プライミング
"意味プライミングは言語理解の研究において重要な手法である。"
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