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Verbal reaction times to hues vs hue names and forms vs form names

1968; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 3; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3758/bf03212727

1532-5962

Barry Gholson, Raymond H. Hohle,

Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Iwo choice reaction time (RI) studies were carried out in which different classes of stimuli—hues vs hue names in one study and forms vs form names in the other—occurred in independent lists of2, 4, and6 equally probable alternatives. Mean choice RIs were faster for hue names and form names than for hues and forms with4 and6 alternatives, but no significant differences were found in the2-stimulus lists. In both studies, significant list length by stimulus type (e.g., hues vs hue names) interactions indicated greater increase in mean RI with increases in list length for forms and hues than for form names and hue names. It was concluded that differential amounts of generalization of interference aceounted for the interactions. Effects of experimental variables on inferred components of RI were also examined.