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October 1, 2025

Opening a File Drawer: Surprisingly Robust Evidence for Semantic Interference from Distractor Pictures in Picture Naming

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AMAndreas MädebachSWStefan WöhnerJJJörg D. Jescheniak

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Overview

Meta-analysis uncovers significant semantic interference from distractor pictures in naming tasks, suggesting consistent effects.

Key Points

  • Significant semantic interference occurred, with a pooled estimate of 9 ms showing distractor pictures affect naming.
  • Previous published studies suggested negligible interference, while new experiments indicated stronger effects of 15 ms.
  • The meta-analysis consolidates findings and highlights a consistent semantic interference in picture-word interaction.
  • Results imply that the semantic effects of distractor pictures are similar to those of words, influencing understanding of word production.

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Mädebach et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68dd91d5fe798ba2fc49901ehttps://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/c6hp3_v1
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