Norms of semantic encoding variability for fifty homographs

Abstract

Ss gave word associations to the same set of 50 homographs on two occasions that were separated by either 5 min or 48 h. For each homograph, the probability of S’s giving, at both tests, word associations that represented the same semantic sense was determined by semantic scoring of the responses. Conditional probabilities of encoding switches also were obtained. Values are presented for each homograph. The relationship between the strength of a homograph’s primary semantic sense and different test-re test encoding patterns is discussed. © 1974, The Psychonomic Society, Inc.. All rights reserved.