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Two experiments employing the release from PI method were conducted to determine whether degree of release could be predicted by the amount of denotative attribute overlap between the control and experimental groups. This theory was very appropriate for predicting the results of the first experiment, but was less successful in the second unless a connotative attribute is also introduced. It is suggested that this class of attribute should be included in semantic memory conceptualization.
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This research was supported by NSF Grant GB 33680 and NIMH Grant MH 08526-11.
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Wickens, D.D., Dalezman, R.E. & Eggemeier, F.T. Multiple encoding of word attributes in memory. Memory & Cognition 4, 307–310 (1976). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03213181
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