Visual Word Recognition During Reading Is Followed by Subvocal Articulation

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 457-470

  Eiter, Brianna M ^a   Inhoff, Albrecht W ^b  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

articulatory suppression; eye movements; reading; subvocal articulation; word recognition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; METHODOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHONETICS; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; READING; SPEECH; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ATTENTION; EYE MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHONETICS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; READING; SPEECH; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; VOCABULARY;

EID: 77649201198     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018278     Document Type: Article

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