PSYCH 2H03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Nonsense Word, Tachistoscope, Aka People
1 Mar 2020
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Once detection of an objects features is done, separate mechanisms needed to put features together so we recognize these objects. Tachistoscope: old device designed to present stimuli for controlled amount of time: we now use computers, we now use computers, must still refer to these displays as tachistoscopic presentations". Each stimulus followed by post-stimulus mask" (random pattern of lines / curves / words: this interrupts any continued processing of the stimulus. More accurate in recognizing all letters that make up a word than you are recognizing just one letter on its own: word superiority effect (wse): the term coined for the advantage of perceiving letters in context. Effect of nonsense words to enhance letter recognition only works if the context is. Misspelled words / partial words / nonwords are read in a way that brings them into line with normal spelling: aka people perceive input as being more regular than it actually is font: font variations can matter.
