Spatial Extent of Attention to Letters and Words.

LaBerge, David

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ERIC Number: EJ283421

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Publication Date: 1983-Jun

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Spatial Extent of Attention to Letters and Words.

LaBerge, David

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, v9 n3 p371-79 Jun 1983

In two experiments, a probe technique required subjects to respond when the digit 7 appeared in one of five-letter positions in words or nonwords, inserted at the onset and 500 msec after letter and word processing. The focus of attention given to a letter has a smaller spatial extent. (Author/CM)

Descriptors: Attention, Higher Education, Identification, Letters (Alphabet), Mathematical Models, Perception, Reaction Time, Visual Measures, Word Recognition

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Language: English

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