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N G Kanwisher1, M C Potter

  • 1Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Human Perception and Performance
|February 1, 1990
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Repetition blindness (RB), the failure to detect repeated words, does not occur with synonyms. RB is influenced by word spelling and processing levels, affecting orthographic or letter-based recognition.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Visual Perception
  • Human Memory

Background:

  • Repetition blindness (RB) is a phenomenon where repeated words are overlooked in rapid serial visual presentation.
  • Understanding the conditions under which RB occurs is crucial for cognitive models of visual word recognition.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the factors influencing repetition blindness.
  • To determine the processing levels at which RB operates, specifically orthographic, morphemic, and letter-based levels.

Main Methods:

  • A series of experiments (1–8) using rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) paradigms.
  • Systematic manipulation of word properties including synonyms, compound nouns, homonyms, and spelling variations.
  • Examination of repeated letter susceptibility in different word contexts.

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Main Results:

  • Synonym pairs were not susceptible to RB.
  • RB occurred with identical spellings of homonyms and in compound noun phrases.
  • Identical spelling, not pronunciation, was key for homonym-induced RB.
  • Repeated letters caused RB only when presented individually, not within distinct words.
  • RB was observed at either an orthographic/morphemic or a case-independent letter level.

Conclusions:

  • Repetition blindness is sensitive to orthographic and possibly morphemic processing.
  • RB can also operate at a case-independent letter level, depending on the focus of visual processing.
  • The findings suggest RB is not a unitary phenomenon but depends on the nature of the repeated unit and the processing depth.