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Direct Assessments of the Processing Time Hypothesis for the Missing-Letter Effect

Abstract

When participants search for a target letter while reading, they make more omissions if the target letter is embedded in frequently used words or in the most frequent meaning of a polysemic word. According to the processing time hypothesis, this occurs because familiar words and meanings are identified faster, leaving less time for letter identification. Contrary to the predictions of the processing time hypothesis, with a rapid serial visual …

Authors

Saint-Aubin J; Klein RM; Roy-Charland A

Journal

Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance, Vol. 29, No. 6, pp. 1191–1210

Publisher

American Psychological Association (APA)

Publication Date

12 2003

DOI

10.1037/0096-1523.29.6.1191

ISSN

0096-1523