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Hsieh, Cheng-Yu; Lin, Wei-Chun; Li, Meng-Feng; Wu, Jei-Tun – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2021
Research on the phonetic consistency effect in Chinese began in the 1980s. For nearly forty years, the consistency effect, as well as its implications for Chinese character recognition, has been frequently examined. This article presents the debate over the consistency effect in Chinese character recognition. While some research supported the…
Descriptors: Chinese, Phonetics, Orthographic Symbols, Phonology
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Fukumura, Kumiko; Carminati, Maria Nella – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2022
Using eye-tracking, we examined whether overspecification hinders or facilitates referent selection and the extent to which this depends on the properties of the attribute mentioned in the referring expressions and the underpinning processing mode. Following spoken instructions, participants selected the referent in a visual display while their…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Color, Pattern Recognition, Language Processing
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Ruffman, Ted; Chen, Lisa; Lorimer, Ben; Vanier, Sarah; Edgar, Kate; Scarf, Damian; Taumoepeau, Mele – Developmental Science, 2023
There are two broad views of children's theory of mind. The mentalist view is that it emerges in infancy and is possibly innate. The minimalist view is that it emerges more gradually in childhood and is heavily dependent on learning. According to minimalism, children initially understand behaviors rather than mental states, and they are assisted…
Descriptors: Language Processing, Infants, Language Acquisition, Infant Behavior
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Guan, Connie Qun; Fraundorf, Scott H.; Perfetti, Charles A. – Annals of Dyslexia, 2020
In light of the dramatic growth of Chinese learners worldwide and a need for a cross-linguistic research on Chinese literacy development, this study investigated (a) the effects of character properties (i.e., orthographic consistency and transparency) on character acquisition, and (b) the effects of individual learner differences (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Chinese, Language Acquisition, Pattern Recognition, Alphabets
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Cornell, Sonia A.; Lahiri, Aditi; Eulitz, Carsten – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 2013
The precise structure of speech sound representations is still a matter of debate. In the present neurobiological study, we compared predictions about differential sensitivity to speech contrasts between models that assume full specification of all phonological information in the mental lexicon with those assuming sparse representations (only…
Descriptors: Neurosciences, Models, Speech Communication, Articulation (Speech)
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Tydgat, Ilse; Grainger, Jonathan – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 2009
In 6 experiments, the authors investigated the form of serial position functions for identification of letters, digits, and symbols presented in strings. The results replicated findings obtained with the target search paradigm, showing an interaction between the effects of serial position and type of stimulus, with symbols generating a distinct…
Descriptors: Experiments, Alphabets, Perception, Pattern Recognition
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Nguyen, Bao-An; Yang, Don-Lin – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2012
An ontology is an effective formal representation of knowledge used commonly in artificial intelligence, semantic web, software engineering, and information retrieval. In open and distance learning, ontologies are used as knowledge bases for e-learning supplements, educational recommenders, and question answering systems that support students with…
Descriptors: Language Processing, Information Retrieval, Instructional Materials, Semantics
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Gayraud, Frederique; Lee, Hye-Ran; Barkat-Defradas, Melissa – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2011
Psycholinguistic studies dealing with Alzheimer's disease (AD) commonly consider verbal aspects of language. In this article, we investigated both verbal and non-verbal aspects of speech production in AD. We used pauses and hesitations as markers of planning difficulties and hypothesized that AD patients show different patterns in the process of…
Descriptors: Psycholinguistics, Older Adults, Alzheimers Disease, Patients
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Liu, In-Mao; And Others – Cognition, 1996
Noting that the naming of Chinese characters involves lexical access not present in alphabetic orthographies, this study sought to locate the frequency effects in lexical decisions and naming of Chinese characters. Results indicated that a clear frequency/regularity interaction exists in regular and lexical naming, but this interaction is…
Descriptors: Chinese, Language Processing, Language Skills, Pattern Recognition
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Massaro, Dominic W.; Cohen, Michael M. – Cognitive Psychology, 1991
The stochastic interactive activation and competition (SIAC) model of perception is presented and tested using several data sets from previous research. The asymptotic predictions of the SIAC model are compared with those of the fuzzy logical model of perception (FLMP). Evidence favoring the FLMP is reviewed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Context Effect, Equations (Mathematics), Estimation (Mathematics)
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Thompson, Laura A.; Massaro, Dominic W. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1986
Investigates the relative influence of speech and pointing gesture information in the interpretation of referential acts among children averaging three and five years of age and adults. (HOD)
Descriptors: Adults, Body Language, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
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Bragman, Ruth; Hardy, Robert – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1979
Describes a study that investigated the development of pattern recognition and pattern reversal in 20 deaf children aged six through eight and its relation to age of exposure to a gestural symbol system. (Author/DS)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Communication (Thought Transfer), Deafness