PMID: 8961789Nov 1, 1996Paper

Is an apple a fruit? Semantic relatedness as reflected by psychophysiological responsivity

Psychophysiology
G Ben-ShakharY Kresh

Abstract

In the present study, we investigated orienting response generalization across various types of semantically related stimuli. Four experiments, based on a modified version of the guilty knowledge technique, were designed to examine whether semantic relations based on abstract features are reflected by electrodermal responsivity. No generalization across coordinates was obtained, but a moderate degree of generalization was demonstrated between a word and its superordinate category (e.g., table-furniture) and between a word and its synonym. Complete generalization occurred from a verbal label of an object to its pictorial representation, and vice versa. These results are compatible with our proposal that partial identification of the test stimulus as relevant is a necessary condition for generalization in the guilty knowledge technique.

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Apr 5, 2003·The Journal of Applied Psychology·Gershon Ben-Shakhar, Eitan Elaad
Aug 17, 2014·International Journal of Psychophysiology : Official Journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology·Michael R Winograd, J Peter Rosenfeld
Oct 25, 2008·International Journal of Psychophysiology : Official Journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology·Eitan Elaad
Jan 23, 2010·International Journal of Psychophysiology : Official Journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology·Eitan Elaad
Dec 29, 2000·The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. B, Comparative and Physiological Psychology·D VansteenwegenP Eelen
Dec 23, 2009·International Journal of Psychophysiology : Official Journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology·Wolfgang AmbachDieter Vaitl
Apr 5, 2019·Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications·Linda Marjoleine GevenBruno Verschuere

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