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  • Linguistics

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  • The role of attention in visual word recognition and reading aloud is a complex and debated topic.
  • While studies on reading disorders suggest spatial attention is crucial for phonological decoding, research on healthy individuals shows mixed results.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how spatial attention allocation influences the perception of different types of letter strings in skilled readers.
  • To explore the interaction between attentional focus and word frequency/familiarity during reading.

Main Methods:

  • Skilled readers were presented with high-frequency words, low-frequency words, and pseudowords parafoveally in either the left or right visual field.
  • Spatial attention was manipulated using a precueing paradigm before target string presentation.
  • Accuracy in reporting the strings was measured.

Main Results:

  • Attentional cues modulated string perception, with effects varying by string type.
  • Processing of unfamiliar strings (pseudowords) was facilitated by focused attention and hindered by diverted attention.
  • Processing of high-frequency words was enhanced by a broader focus of attention.

Conclusions:

  • Findings support models suggesting attention is flexibly deployed based on string processing demands (e.g., phonological decoding vs. lexical access).
  • The results align with the idea that familiar word recognition may utilize a broader attentional scope to engage hierarchical visual processing systems.