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Newman, Randy Lynn; Jared, Debra; Haigh, Corinne A. – Language and Cognitive Processes, 2012
We used event-related brain potentials to clarify the role of phonology in activating the meanings of high-frequency words during skilled silent reading. Target homophones ("meet") in sentences such as "The students arranged to meet in the library to study" were replaced on some trials by either a high-frequency homophone mate…
Descriptors: Phonology, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Role, Diagnostic Tests
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Risko, Evan F.; Stolz, Jennifer A.; Besner, Derek – Language and Cognitive Processes, 2011
Two experiments combined a spatial cueing manipulation (valid vs. invalid spatial cues) with a stimulus repetition manipulation (repeated vs. nonrepeated) in order to assess the hypothesis that familiar items need less spatial attention than less familiar ones. The magnitude of the effect of cueing on reading aloud time for items that were…
Descriptors: Cues, Familiarity, Visual Perception, Word Recognition