Reading Aloud: Spelling-Sound Translation Uses Central Attention

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 422-429

  O'Malley, Shannon ^a   Reynolds, Michael G ^b   Stolz, Jennifer A ^a   Besner, Derek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

attention; pseudohomophones; psychological refractory period paradigm; spelling sound translation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; HUMAN; LEARNING; PHONETICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL REFRACTORY PERIOD; REACTION TIME; READING; RECALL; SEMANTICS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ATTENTION; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; PHONETICS; REACTION TIME; READING; REFRACTORY PERIOD, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEMANTICS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 40949094440     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.34.2.422     Document Type: Article

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