Language Proficiency’s Role in Backward Priming Effects

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dc.contributor.advisorWeaver, Charles A. III, (Chuck).
dc.contributor.authorHolcombe, Christopher
dc.contributor.departmentPsychology.en_US
dc.contributor.schoolsHonors College.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-02T18:54:09Z
dc.date.available2014-06-02T18:54:09Z
dc.date.copyright2014
dc.date.issued2014-06-02
dc.description.abstractSome inconsistency is found in past literature on backward priming effects on the basis of proficiency in an L2. Simultaneous bilinguals generally display strong backward priming effects, but sequential bilinguals may not. To determine if and when it is possible for sequential bilinguals to display backward priming effects, students of varying L2 proficiencies in German (beginner and intermediate speakers) and highly proficient professors (advanced speakers) were investigated using a generalized LDT with cognate, noncognate, and unrelated primes. Ultimately, it was found that the advanced group differed from the intermediate and beginner in terms of total priming effect sizes, but with smaller effect sizes than the less proficient groups. Additionally, cognate and noncognate priming effect sizes did not differ from each other. These findings are inconsistent with past literature, and a number of limitations and recommendations for future studies are given.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2104/9023
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
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dc.rights.accessrightsWorldwide accessen_US
dc.subjectPsycholinguisticsen_US
dc.subjectLexical decision tasken_US
dc.subjectBackward priming effectsen_US
dc.subjectProficiencyen_US
dc.titleLanguage Proficiency’s Role in Backward Priming Effectsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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