Project Koranda, M., Zettersten, M., & MacDonald, M. (in press). Good-enough production: Selecting easier words instead of more accurate ones. *Psychological Science*. Preprint: https://psyarxiv.com/q2h9d Abstract: Dominant theories of language production suggest that word choice—lexical selection—is driven by alignment with the intended message: to talk about a young feline, we choose the most aligned word, kitten. Another factor that could shape lexical selection is word accessibility, or how easy it is to produce a given word (e.g., cat is more accessible than kitten). To test whether producers are also influenced by word accessibility, we designed an artificial lexicon with high- and low-frequency words with word meanings corresponding to compass directions. Participants earned points by producing compass directions, often requiring an implicit decision between a high- vs low-frequency word. A trade-off was observed across four experiments, such that high-frequency words were produced even when less aligned with messages. These results suggest that implicit decisions between words are impacted by accessibility. Of all the times that people have produced cat, sometimes they likely meant kitten. **Repository materials:** - **analysis_scripts:** Folder containing analysis scripts (commented R script and an R markdown file covering the same analyses) - **raw_data:** Folder containing raw experimental data - **processed_data:** Folder containing processed experimental data and codebook - **plots:** Figures generated during the analyses - **experiment_scripts:** Experimental scripts used to present the experiment (python-/ psychopy-based) **Analysis Walkthrough:** https://rpubs.com/zcm/good_enough_production