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Strategic control of processing in word recognition

G O Stone¹, G C Van Orden

¹Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe 85287.

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Human Perception and Performance

|August 1, 1993

Summary

Word recognition strategic control is enhanced by wordlike nonword foils. This finding impacts lexical decision tasks and frequency effects in reading research.

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Psychology
Psycholinguistics
Computational Linguistics

Background:

Understanding word recognition processes is crucial for explaining reading behavior.
Lexical decision tasks (LDT) are widely used to investigate how people access and process words.
The influence of nonword characteristics on word recognition accuracy and speed requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine strategic control in word recognition during a lexical decision task.
To investigate the effect of nonword foil similarity to real words (nonword lexicality) on performance.
To explore the interaction between word frequency, foil type, and recognition outcomes.

Main Methods:

Conducted three experiments using a lexical decision task.
Manipulated the similarity of nonword foils to real words (e.g., legal vs. illegal nonwords, pseudohomophones).
Measured reaction times and accuracy for word targets, analyzing effects of word frequency and foil type.

Main Results:

Increased nonword similarity to real words led to greater overall correct reaction times and a larger high-frequency word advantage.
This effect was observed with both illegal and legal nonword foils, as well as pseudohomophone foils.
A significant frequency blocking effect for low-frequency words was found with pseudohomophone foils.

Conclusions:

Nonword lexicality significantly influences strategic control in word recognition.
Findings support and refine pathway selection and random-walk frameworks for word recognition.
Advocates for a pluralistic approach to theory development, emphasizing data-theory isomorphism.

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