When more is less: a counterintuitive effect of distractor frequency in the picture-word interference paradigm.

@article{Miozzo2003WhenMI,
  title={When more is less: a counterintuitive effect of distractor frequency in the picture-word interference paradigm.},
  author={Michele Miozzo and Alfonso Caramazza},
  journal={Journal of experimental psychology. General},
  year={2003},
  volume={132 2},
  pages={
          228-52
        }
}
Pictures were shown with superimposed word distractors of high and low frequency. Low-frequency distractors produced greater interference on picture naming than did high-frequency distractors. This distractor frequency effect was not affected by manipulations that facilitated or hindered distractor recognition. Interference was reduced for distractors that were read aloud several times prior to being shown in the picture-naming task. Together these findings suggest that the distractor frequency… 
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