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Peer reviewedNaus, Mary J.; Shillman, Robert J. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 1976
Although a feature detection theory of pattern recognition is consistent with many recent physiological findings, the specific rules governing the perception of the distinctive features of letters have not yet been determined. This article presents two new experimental procedures for determining these rules. (Editor)
Descriptors: Charts, Experimental Psychology, Letters (Alphabet), Orthographic Symbols
Ozier, Marcia – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory, 1978
Two codes that provide access to the identity of an item in memory are the initial letter of its name and the name of a category to which it belongs. This research compares the characteristics of these two modes of access to the identity of a memory trace. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Classification, Cues, Letters (Alphabet), Memory
