Swedish Category Norms
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Summary, in English
Associations are not random. Semantic memory is structured in a way that when hearing a category name a listener will automatically think of exemplars belonging to this category. The order in which exemplars come to mind and the frequency of retrieval of exemplars across individuals are measures of category-exemplar associative strength. Associative strength affects a broad range of psychological phenomena and has proven to be a useful parameter in many research settings. The aim of the present study was to collect Swedish norm data for category-exemplar associative strength. A category name was read aloud to participants who were instructed to write down as many exemplars as possible during a 30 seconds time window. This procedure was repeated for 80 categories. Frequency and average recall position for all responses that were generated by five percent or more of the participants are presented.
Department/s
Publishing year
2012
Language
English
Publication/Series
Lund Psychological Reports
Full text
Document type
Report
Publisher
Department of Psychology, Lund University
Topic
- Psychology
Keywords
- Category norms
- associations
- associative strength
- semantic memory
Status
Published
Report number
12 (3)
Research group
- Associative Learning
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1404-8035