Searching Through Word Lists
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9620505 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ulric Neisser (Brandeis University), HENRY K BELLER (Brandeis University) |
| Year | 1965 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 349-358 |
| Publication date | 1965-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1269 • E-ISSN: 2044-8295 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1965.tb00977.x |
| OpenAlex | W1974574106 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
Two experiments are reported in which subjects searched through lists of words, looking for targets defined only in terms of their meaning (e.g. ‘any animal’). Under these conditions, scanning is much slower than when the target is a known word, or a member of a small fixed set. It is argued that printed words are processed in two stages, termed ‘stimulus examination’ and ‘memory examination’ respectively. Preliminary data relevant to other aspects of the scanning method are also presented: error rates, the importance of motivation, the extent to which words scanned over can be recognized later, and the relation between scanning and reading aloud
Cognitive psychology · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Reading (process) · Reading aloud · Set (abstract data type) · Stimulus (psychology) · Word (group theory) · Child and Animal Learning Development · Communication · Computer Science · Psychology · Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
Experiments on Memory and Visual Scannings
Modeling how menu search strategies develop with experience
Hypothesis testing, attention, and ‘Same’-‘Different’ judgments
Visual awareness and the levels of processing hypothesis
Some Models of the Reading Process
Summary of Investigations Relating to Reading July 1, 1965 to June 30, 1966
The Independence of Letter, Word, and Meaning Identification in Reading
Seven Cognitive Skills in Reading
The “Mind's Eye” and Metered-Memory Search
| Citations per year | 0.15 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1966 - 2025 (60) |
| Highly cited | No |