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Paulo Ventura^1,2, Isabel Leite³, Alexandre Pereira⁴

¹Faculdade de Psicologia, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-004 Lisboa, Portugal.

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Individuals can learn to control holistic word processing. Attentional control over word processing strategies is influenced by incidental statistical learning, impacting how word parts are integrated.

Keywords:

congruency effects holistic processing learned attention statistical learning word processing

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Visual Perception

Background:

Word processing can be holistic or part-based.
Holistic processing is often assumed to be automatic and uncontrollable.
Previous research suggests some control in holistic face processing.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate learned attentional control in holistic word processing.
To determine if statistical learning influences holistic word processing strategies.
To extend findings from face processing to word processing.

Main Methods:

Participants performed a task requiring selective attention to word halves.
An irrelevant word half was manipulated to be either helpful or misleading.
Incidental statistical learning was assessed based on performance.

Main Results:

Participants engaged more in holistic processing when the irrelevant word part was systematically helpful.
Performance indicated learning of the relevance of word parts.
This suggests a learned attentional mechanism in holistic word processing.

Conclusions:

Holistic word processing is not purely automatic and can be modulated by learned attention.
Incidental statistical learning plays a role in optimizing word processing strategies.
Individuals can adapt their attentional focus based on environmental statistical regularities.