Abstract
The recognition of prefixed and nonprefixed words was examined in a lexical decision (word vs nonword) task. Predictions derived from the morphological decomposition model ( Taft and Forster, Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior , 1975 , 14, 638–647) were not confirmed. Morphological complexity of a word affects recognition time when subjects are responding to predominately prefixed stimuli but not when responding to mostly single-morpheme stimuli. The discrepancies between our data and earlier studies are discussed, and it is suggested that morphological decomposition may be a special strategy induced by the overrepresentation of multimorphemic stimuli. In general, it appears that words need not be decomposed into their morphological constituents prior to recognition.
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