Reading about a RELO-VUTION
Authors: Perea, M., Marcet, A., Baciero, A. and Gómez, P.
Journal: Psychological Research
Volume: 87
Issue: 4
Pages: 1306-1321
eISSN: 1430-2772
ISSN: 0340-0727
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-022-01720-9
Abstract:Pseudowords created by transposing two letters of words (e.g., MOHTER; CHOLOCATE) are highly confusable with their base word; this is known as the transposed-letter similarity effect. In this work, we examined whether transposed-letter effects occur when words span more than one line (e.g., CHOLO- in one line and CATE in another line; note that the transposed letters L and C are in different lines). While this type of presentation is not the canonical format for reading in alphabetic languages, it is widely used in advertising, billboards, and street signs. Transposed-letter pseudowords and their replacement-letter controls were written in the standard one-line format versus a two-line format (Experiments 1–2) or a syllable-per-line format (Experiment 3). While results showed some decrease in the transposed-letter effect in the two-line and syllabic formats, the transposed-letter effect was still substantial in the accuracy of responses. These findings demonstrate that even when the letters being transposed are relatively far apart in space, the transposed-letter effect is still robust. Thus, a major component of letter position coding occurs at an abstract level.
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Reading about a RELO-VUTION.
Authors: Perea, M., Marcet, A., Baciero, A. and Gómez, P.
Journal: Psychol Res
Volume: 87
Issue: 4
Pages: 1306-1321
eISSN: 1430-2772
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-022-01720-9
Abstract:Pseudowords created by transposing two letters of words (e.g., MOHTER; CHOLOCATE) are highly confusable with their base word; this is known as the transposed-letter similarity effect. In this work, we examined whether transposed-letter effects occur when words span more than one line (e.g., CHOLO- in one line and CATE in another line; note that the transposed letters L and C are in different lines). While this type of presentation is not the canonical format for reading in alphabetic languages, it is widely used in advertising, billboards, and street signs. Transposed-letter pseudowords and their replacement-letter controls were written in the standard one-line format versus a two-line format (Experiments 1-2) or a syllable-per-line format (Experiment 3). While results showed some decrease in the transposed-letter effect in the two-line and syllabic formats, the transposed-letter effect was still substantial in the accuracy of responses. These findings demonstrate that even when the letters being transposed are relatively far apart in space, the transposed-letter effect is still robust. Thus, a major component of letter position coding occurs at an abstract level.
Source: PubMed
Reading about a RELO-VUTION
Authors: Perea, M., Marcet, A., Baciero, A. and Gomez, P.
Journal: PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH-PSYCHOLOGISCHE FORSCHUNG
Volume: 87
Issue: 4
Pages: 1306-1321
eISSN: 1430-2772
ISSN: 0340-0727
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-022-01720-9
Source: Web of Science (Lite)
Reading about a RELO-VUTION.
Authors: Perea, M., Marcet, A., Baciero, A. and Gómez, P.
Journal: Psychological research
Volume: 87
Issue: 4
Pages: 1306-1321
eISSN: 1430-2772
ISSN: 0340-0727
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-022-01720-9
Abstract:Pseudowords created by transposing two letters of words (e.g., MOHTER; CHOLOCATE) are highly confusable with their base word; this is known as the transposed-letter similarity effect. In this work, we examined whether transposed-letter effects occur when words span more than one line (e.g., CHOLO- in one line and CATE in another line; note that the transposed letters L and C are in different lines). While this type of presentation is not the canonical format for reading in alphabetic languages, it is widely used in advertising, billboards, and street signs. Transposed-letter pseudowords and their replacement-letter controls were written in the standard one-line format versus a two-line format (Experiments 1-2) or a syllable-per-line format (Experiment 3). While results showed some decrease in the transposed-letter effect in the two-line and syllabic formats, the transposed-letter effect was still substantial in the accuracy of responses. These findings demonstrate that even when the letters being transposed are relatively far apart in space, the transposed-letter effect is still robust. Thus, a major component of letter position coding occurs at an abstract level.
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