Summary Summary Short summary of a recent publication, written by scientific experts. Published: 14 Feb 2019

Exploring the lexical cohort effect in verbal working memory and linguistic long-term memory

Takeaway

  • The lexical cohort competition effect does not influence immediate serial recall performance and the speed of lexical activation is not a critical factor for verbal working memory (vWM) performance.

Why this matters

  • The lexical cohort effect has not been investigated in vWM and this may have consequences for theoretical frameworks.