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Relation priming, the lexical boost, and alignment in dialogue

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 July 2008

Claudine N. Raffray ,
Martin J. Pickering  and
Holly P. Branigan
Claudine N. Raffray
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9JZ, United Kingdom. claudine.raffray@ed.ac.ukmartin.pickering@ed.ac.ukholly.branigan@ed.ac.ukhttp://www.psy.ed.ac.uk/people/s0340872/index_htmlhttp://www.psy.ed.ac.uk/people/martinp/index_htmlhttp://www.psy.ed.ac.uk/people/holly/index_html
Martin J. Pickering
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9JZ, United Kingdom. claudine.raffray@ed.ac.ukmartin.pickering@ed.ac.ukholly.branigan@ed.ac.ukhttp://www.psy.ed.ac.uk/people/s0340872/index_htmlhttp://www.psy.ed.ac.uk/people/martinp/index_htmlhttp://www.psy.ed.ac.uk/people/holly/index_html
Holly P. Branigan
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9JZ, United Kingdom. claudine.raffray@ed.ac.ukmartin.pickering@ed.ac.ukholly.branigan@ed.ac.ukhttp://www.psy.ed.ac.uk/people/s0340872/index_htmlhttp://www.psy.ed.ac.uk/people/martinp/index_htmlhttp://www.psy.ed.ac.uk/people/holly/index_html
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Abstract

The authors' claim that analogical reasoning is the product of relational priming is compatible with language processing work that emphasizes the role of low-level automatic processes in the alignment of situation models in dialogue. However, their model ignores recent behavioral evidence demonstrating a “lexical boost” effect on relational priming. We discuss implications of these data.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 31 , Issue 4 , August 2008 , pp. 394 - 395
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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