Are Whole Words Perceptual Units in Reading?.

Silverman, Wayne P.; Ulatowski, Paul E.

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ERIC Number: EJ263815

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1981-Dec

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Are Whole Words Perceptual Units in Reading?

Silverman, Wayne P.; Ulatowski, Paul E.

Perceptual and Motor Skills, v53 n3 p811-26 Dec 1981

Two experiments examined the perceptual processing of letters embedded within one- and two-syllable words and visually similar nonwords. Results suggest that (1) the size of compelling perceptual units seems limited, and (2) unit size is not necessarily related to the correspondence between letter order and pronounceability. (Author/BW)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Higher Education, Letters (Alphabet), Reading Processes, Visual Discrimination, Visual Perception, Word Recognition

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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