Children's computation of complex linguistic forms: a study of frequency and imageability effects. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 This study investigates the storage vs. composition of inflected forms in typically-developing children. Children aged 8-12 were tested on the production of regular and irregular past-tense forms. Storage (vs.
Cristina D Dye +4 more
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The Roles of Rule Type and Word Term in the Deductive Reasoning of Adults with and without Dyslexia [PDF]
Behavioral SciencesDespite its importance to everyday functioning, reasoning is underexplored in developmental dyslexia. The current study investigated verbal deductive reasoning on the Wason selection task, not previously used in dyslexia research despite its well ...
Janette B. Jacobs +2 more
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Individual differences in adult handwritten spelling-to-dictation [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2013 We report an investigation of individual differences in handwriting latencies and number of errors in a spelling-to-dictation task. Eighty adult participants wrote a list of 164 spoken words (presented in two sessions).
Patrick eBONIN +3 more
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Design and optimization of imageable microspheres for locoregional cancer therapy [PDF]
Scientific ReportsTransarterial radioembolization (TARE) is an increasingly important technique for treating liver-based malignancies. Personalized treatment planning and dosimetry are not yet possible due to poor imageability of existing TARE agents.
Brenna Kettlewell +8 more
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Visual Intuitions in the Absence of Visual Experience: The Role of Direct Experience in Concreteness and Imageability Judgements [PDF]
Journal of CognitionThe strongest formulations of grounded cognition assume that perceptual intuitions about concepts involve the re-activation of sensorimotor experience we have made with their referents in the world.
Marco A. Petilli, Marco Marelli
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Multifunctional Hydrogel with 3D Printability, Fluorescence, Biodegradability, and Biocompatibility for Biomedical Microrobots [PDF]
MoleculesAs micron-sized objects, mobile microrobots have shown significant potential for future biomedical applications, such as targeted drug delivery and minimally invasive surgery.
Gang Wang, Sisi Wang, Tao Hu, Famin Shi
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Imageability and legibility: cognitive analysis and visibility assessment in Galle heritage city
Journal of Architecture and Urbanism, 2022 The concepts of imageability and legibility are important aspects of urban design. Many scholars use the terms “imageability” and “legibility” interchangeably, usually examining one concept and applying the implications to the other.
Tharushi Abeynayake +3 more
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Relations Between L2 Proficiency and L1 Lexical Property Evaluations
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 The present study investigates the relations between L2-English proficiency and L1-Turkish lexical property evaluations. We asked whether L2 proficiency affects lexical properties, including imageability and concreteness ratings of 600 Turkish words ...
Elif Altın +4 more
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Semantic variables and their application in L2 research
Vocabulary Learning and Instruction, 2023 Semantic variables enable L2 researchers and materials creators to quantify and control the effects of meaning on cognition. However, in recent years, many variables have been normed and published.
Allie Spencer Patterson
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Word imageability is associated with expressive vocabulary in children with autism spectrum disorder
Autism and Developmental Language Impairments, 2022 Background & aims Throughout typical development, children prioritize different perceptual, social, and linguistic cues to learn words. The earliest acquired words are often those that are perceptually salient and highly imageable. Imageability, the ease
Kimberly R Lin +4 more
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