theprof00 on 30 April 2012
| Soleron said: "semantic association" Are there any papers proving this is valid? |
Yes, though I don't know of any specific ones to show you.
Similarly, there is the "priming effect", where you can have two buttons for blue and red, and a whit screen alternating the two randomly. If you prime the mind with an imperceptible word "blue" studies have shown that the person will press the button for blue faster, and when shown red, would press it slower, showing that the mind was primed.
It's similar, but I'm not sure the methodology has loads of backup. Semantic association is pretty well defined, but the specific measures used in this test seem a little awkward. Like, I'm not sure "me" would be priming enough.
