Semantic priming of familiar songs

摘要: We explored the functional organization of semantic memory for music by comparing priming across familiar songs both within modalities (Experiment 1, tune to tune; Experiment 3, category label lyrics) and 2, 4, lyrics). Participants judged whether or not target lyrics were real (akin lexical decision tasks). found significant priming, analogous linguistic associative-priming effects, in reaction times related primes as compared unrelated primes, but primarily within-modality comparisons. Reaction tunes (e.g., “Silent Night”) faster following (“Deck Hall”) than (“God Bless America”). However, a Christmas) did prime from that category. Lyrics primed label, tune. These results support conceptual memory, with potentially weaker associations modalities.