Word Choice Affects Social Judgments: Relational Messages Containing Low-Frequency Words Get Low Evaluations.
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DOI: 10.1177/00332941241287411
Abstract: Prior research found a word complexity effect: Authors who use complex words are less favorably received when writing academic essays, business letters, and other relatively formal communications. The present study tested if word choice affects… read more here.
Keywords: frequency words; word; social judgments; word choice ... See more keywords
Evaluating lists of high-frequency words: Teachers’ and learners’ perspectives
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DOI: 10.1177/1362168820911189
Abstract: With a number of word lists available for teachers to choose from, teachers and students need to know which list provides the best return for learning? Four well-established lists were compared and... read more here.
Keywords: high frequency; evaluating lists; teachers learners; words teachers ... See more keywords
Word frequency does not moderate the degree to which people can selectively attend to parts of visually presented words
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DOI: 10.1177/1747021820969069
Abstract: Whether attention is allocated to an entire word or can be confined to part of a word was examined in an experiment using a visual composite task. Participants saw a study word, a cue to… read more here.
Keywords: frequency moderate; word frequency; word; frequency ... See more keywords
Written Language: A Promising Gateway to Anxiety Disorders Assessment
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DOI: 10.1177/21582440241241420
Abstract: Currently, self-report measures are the primary assessment tool for anxiety disorders. Since they have some limitations, alternative measurements, such as language-based measures, are worth investigating. This paper explores which language markers signal anxiety in fictitious… read more here.
Keywords: frequency words; written language; language; language markers ... See more keywords
The time course of semantic ambiguity in visual word recognition: behavioral and ERP evidence for the lexical-semantic effect
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1378125
Abstract: Introduction Homonyms are words with multiple, unrelated meanings that share a single form and pronunciation. These words provide valuable insights into how semantic representation is retrieved and selected independently of orthography and phonology. This study… read more here.
Keywords: frequency words; effect; frequency; word ... See more keywords