Frontiers in Psychology | |
An Information-Theoretic Account of Semantic Interference in Word Production | |
Richard Futrell1  | |
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关键词: language production; information theory; bounded rationality; semantic interference effect; Stroop; rate-distortion; | |
DOI : 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.672408 | |
来源: Frontiers | |
【 摘 要 】
I present a computational-level model of semantic interference effects in online word production within a rate–distortion framework. I consider a bounded-rational agent trying to produce words. The agent's action policy is determined by maximizing accuracy in production subject to computational constraints. These computational constraints are formalized using mutual information. I show that semantic similarity-based interference among words falls out naturally from this setup, and I present a series of simulations showing that the model captures some of the key empirical patterns observed in Stroop and Picture–Word Interference paradigms, including comparisons to human data from previous experiments.
【 授权许可】
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