Frequency effects in spoken and visual word recognition: Evidence from dual-task methodologies

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 104-119

  Cleland, Alexandra A ^a   Gaskell, M Gareth ^a   Quinlan, Philip T ^a   Tamminen, Jakke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Frequency; Psychological refractory period; Word recognition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COLOR VISION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; REACTION TIME; READING; RESPONSE TIME; SEMANTICS; SPEECH; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; COLOR PERCEPTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; REACTION TIME; READING; REFRACTORY PERIOD, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEMANTICS; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 33244480798     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.32.1.104     Document Type: Article

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