Lucas (2000)

Semantic Knowledge Memory Systems

• Measured in humans

  Semantic priming, faster responses to a word after a meaning-related word, is a standard laboratory measure of semantic memory; a meta-analysis of 26 studies found reliable priming from purely semantic relations, though smaller on average than when the words are also associated

Priming Memory Systems

• Definition

  Semantic priming, where a related word speeds responses to a target, can occur between words related in meaning but not associated by habit (for example, category members), which separates it from simple word association; adding an associative link gives an extra "associative boost"

• Measured in humans

  A meta-analysis of 26 studies found reliable automatic semantic priming without word association, largely unaffected by prime duration or relatedness proportion, with smaller effects in naming than in lexical decision and smaller effects than associative priming