Visual Similarity Effects in Detecting Letter Rhymes

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ID10121030
AuthorsSteven G Zecker (Northwestern University, corresponding author)
Year1990
Volume117
Issue2
Pages171-179
Publication date1990-04-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of General Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-1309 • E-ISSN: 1940-0888
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00221309.1990.9921134
PMID2366050
OpenAlexW2006189732
LanguageEN
References cited16

Previous demonstrations of "visual" effects in auditory tasks have been largely restricted to orthographic effects with word stimuli. As a result, explanations of such effects have centered around a shared orthography--the similarity of the spelling patterns at the ends of the words. In the present study, these effects were extended to single-letter stimuli. Subjects made rhyming decisions about pairs of letters presented auditorily. Visually similar letter pairs facilitated responses to rhyming pairs and inhibited responses to nonrhyming pairs. The results indicate that visual effects are not restricted to word stimuli and suggest that additive effects of visual similarity and shared orthography may be responsible for these findings

Cognitive psychology · Linguistics · Orthography · Perception · Reading (process · Similarity (geometry · Spelling · Visual perception · Word (group theory · Artificial Intelligence · Communication · Computer Science · Multisensory perception and integration · Neuroscience · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development · Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes

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