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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020
Words and Their Intrinsic Survival Value: A Normative Study in Spanish
- Angel Fernandez
Universidad de Salamanca - Maria Alonso
Universidad de La Laguna - Emiliano Díez Villoria
University of Salamanca
Abstract
A set of 750 words in Spanish were rated by college students on their survival value, focusing on their utility for avoiding death and obtaining food. Survival ratings correlated with a range of lexical and semantic variables and predicted word accessibility. The ratings also constitute a normative database in Spanish.
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