The Word Fragment Completion Effect: A Computer-Assisted Classroom Exercise

1988 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence M. Schoen
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Psychology ◽  
Implicit Memory ◽  
Memory Models ◽  
Word Fragment ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Experimental Paradigm ◽  
Word Fragment Completion ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Classroom Exercise ◽  
Completion Effect

A computer demonstration of the word fragment completion effect was developed to enhance students' comprehension of an experimental paradigm used in cognitive psychology. The robust word fragment completion effect is used to introduce students to the implicit memory paradigm and to illustrate the advantages inherent in such a procedure. The demonstration is a useful tool for comparing and contrasting experimental procedures; it also provides a starting point for a discussion of multiple memory models.

Effects of Age-of-Acquisition in the Word-Fragment Completion Task

2012 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pietro Spataro ◽  
Neil W. Mulligan ◽  
Emiddia Longobardi ◽  
Clelia Rossi-Arnaud
Keyword(s):  
Implicit Memory ◽  
Repetition Priming ◽  
Picture Naming ◽  
Present Experiment ◽  
Age Of Acquisition ◽  
Naming Task ◽  
Word Fragment ◽  
Phonological Representations ◽  
Word Fragment Completion ◽  
Completion Task

Barry, Hirsh, Johnston, and Williams (2001) found that Age-of-Acquisition (AoA) interacted with repetition priming in the picture naming task (greater priming for late- than for early-acquired words), and proposed that AoA might affect the stage of access to lexical-phonological representations. The present experiment examined the possibility that AoA may influence the retrieval of visual-orthographic information, by studying its effects in the Word-Fragment Completion Task (WFCT). Results showed that the overall percentages of correct completion were greater for early- than for late-acquired words, while repetition priming was higher for late- than for early-acquired items. Furthermore, the interaction between AoA and WFCT priming remained significant even when the fragments were exposed for only 4 s, reducing possible contributions from phonological and semantic processes. These findings suggest that AoA can affect implicit memory by facilitating the retrieval of the orthographic properties of the studied words.

Collaboration in implicit memory: evidence from word-fragment completion and category exemplar generation

2015 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clelia Rossi-Arnaud ◽  
Vincenzo Cestari ◽  
Valeria Rezende Silva Marques ◽  
Giulia Bechi Gabrielli ◽  
Pietro Spataro
Keyword(s):  
Implicit Memory ◽  
Word Fragment ◽  
Category Exemplar ◽  
Word Fragment Completion

scholarly journals Structured Hypothesis Development in Criminal Investigation: A method aimed at providing a broad and objective starting point for a criminal investigation

2020 ◽  
pp. 0032258X2098232
Author(s):  
Nina Sunde
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Psychology ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Logical Reasoning ◽  
Scientific Methodology ◽  
Criminal Investigation ◽  
Legal Principles ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Objective Investigation

The Structured Hypothesis Development in Criminal Investigation (SHDCI) method aims to assist detectives in developing an adequate set of hypotheses, which prepares the ground for a broad and objective investigation. The method aims to protect the innocent, while also enabling the detectives to discover the full scope of the incident under investigation. SHDCI builds on theory and principles from cognitive psychology, scientific methodology, logical reasoning, law and criminal investigation best practice. The method is developed in a Norwegian context, but builds on universally accepted legal principles, and SHDCI may therefore be relevant for implementation in other jurisdictions.

User-Driven Computer-Assisted Reverse Engineering of Editable CAD Assembly Models

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Ghazanfar Ali Shah ◽  
Jean-Philippe Pernot ◽  
Arnaud Polette ◽  
Franca Giannini ◽  
Marina Monti
Keyword(s):  
Reverse Engineering ◽  
Point Cloud ◽  
Point Clouds ◽  
Geometric Constraints ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Reconstruction Process ◽  
Mechanical Parts ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Cad Models ◽  
Incomplete Datasets

Abstract This paper introduces a novel reverse engineering technique for the reconstruction of editable CAD models of mechanical parts' assemblies. The input is a point cloud of a mechanical parts' assembly that has been acquired as a whole, i.e. without disassembling it prior to its digitization. The proposed framework allows for the reconstruction of the parametric CAD assembly model through a multi-step reconstruction and fitting approach. It is modular and it supports various exploitation scenarios depending on the available data and starting point. It also handles incomplete datasets. The reconstruction process starts from roughly sketched and parameterized geometries (i.e 2D sketches, 3D parts or assemblies) that are then used as input of a simulated annealing-based fitting algorithm, which minimizes the deviation between the point cloud and the reconstructed geometries. The coherence of the CAD models is maintained by a CAD modeler that performs the updates and satisfies the geometric constraints as the fitting process goes on. The optimization process leverages a two-level filtering technique able to capture and manage the boundaries of the geometries inside the overall point cloud in order to allow for local fitting and interfaces detection. It is a user-driven approach where the user decides what are the most suitable steps and sequence to operate. It has been tested and validated on both real scanned point clouds and as-scanned virtually generated point clouds incorporating several artifacts that would appear with real acquisition devices.

A computer-assisted automatic conceptual design system for the distributed multi-disciplinary resource environment

2016 ◽  
Vol 231 (6) ◽  
pp. 1094-1112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin Chen ◽  
You-Bai Xie
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Design ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Design System ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Illustrative Case ◽  
Detail Design ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Design Resources ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Resource Environment

The trend of large-scale development of design industry requires efficient and full use of the rich design resources in the distributed multi-disciplinary resource environment. However, the designers are susceptible to many subjective and objective impacts, like knowledge structure, computing capability, geographic position, and administrative division. These impacts make the usage of design resources unstable and inefficient. Therefore, this paper proposed a computer-assisted automatic conceptual design system (CACDS). This system assumes that the design resources in the distributed multi-disciplinary resource environment exist in the form of functional elements with the same format, so that, the geographic, administrative, and disciplinary barriers in the design process can be broken, and the design resources can be fully used. CACDS is based on a group of basic concepts and their representations, its core is a functional solution generating algorithm, which is used to automatically generate functional solutions. As the result of the conceptual design, these functional solutions are also the starting point of the following detail design phase. Finally, a lighting system for underground greenhouse is designed as an illustrative case to validate the feasibility of the proposed CACDS.

Effects of Script Types of Japanese Loan Words on Priming Performance

2005 ◽  
Vol 100 (2) ◽  
pp. 403-408
Author(s):  
Chiyoko Hayashi
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Stimulus Word ◽  
Priming Effect ◽  
Test Phase ◽  
Word Fragment ◽  
Word Fragment Completion ◽  
Loan Words ◽  
Completion Task ◽  
Completion Test ◽  
Test Fragment

23 female undergraduate students ( M = 20 yr., 10 mo., SD = 15 mo.) were given a word-fragment completion task, containing a study and nonstudy list. In the present study, the effect of orthographic familiarity (e.g., script type) of a test item on a word-fragment completion task was examined. The script types of word stimuli (Katakana and Hiragana) were manipulated between a study and test phase. Priming effect was greater when the script type was the same between a study and test phase than in the cross-script condition. Further, even if the script type of word stimulus was different between study and test phases, a significant priming effect was obtained when the test fragment was orthographically familiar. These results suggested that not only the consistency of the perceptual feature of the stimulus word between study and test phases, but also orthographic familiarity of the stimulus word in the test phase facilitated priming effect in a word-fragment completion test.

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