Abstract
Previous studies of foveal visual word recognition provide evidence for a low-level syllable decomposition mechanism occurring during the recognition of a word. We investigated if such a decomposition mechanism also exists in peripheral word recognition. Single words were visually presented to subjects in the peripheral field using a 6° square gaze-contingent simulated central scotoma. In the first experiment, words were either unicolor or had their adjacent syllables segmented with two different colors (color/syllable congruent condition). Reaction times for correct word identification were measured for the two different conditions and for two different print sizes. Results show a significant decrease in reaction time for the color/syllable congruent condition compared with the unicolor condition. A second experiment suggests that this effect is specific to syllable decomposition and results from strategic, presumably involving attentional factors, rather than stimulus-driven control.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 226-232 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Vision Research |
Volume | 105 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2014 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2014 Elsevier Ltd.
Keywords
- Peripheral vision
- Simulated scotoma
- Syllabic decomposition
- Word recognition