Journal article
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