Acoustic factors in visual search

Previous work has shown that in searching for existing or absent "e.s" in printed prose, the presence or absence of silent "e.s" was less likely to be detected than that of pronounced "e.s." It was suggested that the acoustic or kinaesthetic "image" was search...

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Published in:Quarterly journal of experimental psychology 1968-02, Vol.20 (1), p.83-85
Main Authors: Corcoran, D. W. J., Weening, D. L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acoustics
Female
Humans
Kinesthesis
Language
Male
Psychoacoustics
Visual Perception
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Summary:Previous work has shown that in searching for existing or absent "e.s" in printed prose, the presence or absence of silent "e.s" was less likely to be detected than that of pronounced "e.s." It was suggested that the acoustic or kinaesthetic "image" was searched for evidence of an "e" in addition to the visual stimulus and that evidence from both sources was considered in making the appropriate response. The present experiment employs mainly substitutive errors within words, which may or may not change their pronunciation. The results suggest that the form of the acoustic correlates has no bearing upon whether the words are detected as wrongly spelt, but that the presence or absence of an acoustic event corresponding in time to the spatial location of the error is important. Exchange scientist from the M.R.C. Applied Psychology Research Unit, Cambridge, England.
ISSN:0033-555X
DOI:10.1080/14640746808400132