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July 29, 2026Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance

Opening a file drawer: Surprisingly consistent 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 evaluates semantic interference effects in picture naming tasks, revealing underestimated impacts of distractor pictures.

Key Points

  • To assess the effect of semantic interference from distractor pictures in picture naming tasks.
  • Conducted a meta-analysis on published picture-picture interference studies.
  • Reported findings from 14 unpublished experiments in our laboratory.
  • Compared semantic interference effects across various methodologies.
  • Estimated effect of semantic interference from distractor pictures was found to be 15 ms (95% CI [9, 21]) in laboratory experiments.
  • Meta-analysis pooled estimate was 9 ms (95% CI [4, 14]), indicating a significant semantic interference effect.
  • Previous estimates of semantic interference were suggested to be underestimated.

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Mädebach et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a69a28ac8da07d9defa6128https://doi.org/10.1037/xhp0001443
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