The Effects of Character Complexity on Recognizing Chinese Characters.

Qian, Gaoyin; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ485748

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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The Effects of Character Complexity on Recognizing Chinese Characters.

Qian, Gaoyin; And Others

Contemporary Educational Psychology, v19 n2 p155-66 Apr 1994

Effects of varying the complexity of written Chinese characters in a lexical decision task were studied for 40 adult Chinese students. Results suggest that complexity affects reaction time when subjects identify characters they often read. Theoretical implications are discussed in terms of the interaction of basic perceptual processes and orthography. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adults, Chinese, Decision Making, Foreign Countries, Identification, Ideography, Lexicology, Orthographic Symbols, Perception, Reaction Time, Reading Comprehension, Symbolic Language, Theories

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: China

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