TY  - JOUR
A1  - Rofes, Adria
A1  - Zakarias, Lilla
A1  - Ceder, Klaudia
A1  - Lind, Marianne
A1  - Johansson, Monica Blom
A1  - de Aguiar, Vania
A1  - Bjekic, Jovana
A1  - Fyndanis, Valantis
A1  - Gavarro, Anna
A1  - Simonsen, Hanne Gram
A1  - Hernandez Sacristan, Carlos
A1  - Kambanaros, Maria
A1  - Kraljevic, Jelena Kuva
A1  - Martinez-Ferreiro, Silvia
A1  - Mavis, Ilknur
A1  - Mendez Orellana, Carolina
A1  - Sor, Ingrid
A1  - Lukacs, Agnes
A1  - Tuncer, Muge
A1  - Vuksanovic, Jasmina
A1  - Munarriz Ibarrola, Amaia
A1  - Pourquie, Marie
A1  - Varlokosta, Spyridoula
A1  - Howard, David
T1  - Imageability ratings across languages
JF  - Behavior research methods : a journal of the Psychonomic Society
N2  - Imageability is a psycholinguistic variable that indicates how well a word gives rise to a mental image or sensory experience. Imageability ratings are used extensively in psycholinguistic, neuropsychological, and aphasiological studies. However, little formal knowledge exists about whether and how these ratings are associated between and within languages. Fifteen imageability databases were cross-correlated using nonparametric statistics. Some of these corresponded to unpublished data collected within a European research network-the Collaboration of Aphasia Trialists (COST IS1208). All but four of the correlations were significant. The average strength of the correlations (rho = .68) and the variance explained (R (2) = 46%) were moderate. This implies that factors other than imageability may explain 54% of the results. Imageability ratings often correlate across languages. Different possibly interacting factors may explain the moderate strength and variance explained in the correlations: (1) linguistic and cultural factors; (2) intrinsic differences between the databases; (3) range effects; (4) small numbers of words in each database, equivalent words, and participants; and (5) mean age of the participants. The results suggest that imageability ratings may be used cross-linguistically. However, further understanding of the factors explaining the variance in the correlations will be needed before research and practical recommendations can be made.
KW  - Imageability
KW  - Linguistics
KW  - Cross-linguistic
KW  - Correlations
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-017-0936-0
SN  - 1554-351X
SN  - 1554-3528
VL  - 50
IS  - 3
SP  - 1187
EP  - 1197
PB  - Springer
CY  - New York
ER  -