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Word length effects in Hebrew.
Brain Res Cogn Brain Res. 2005 Jun; 24(1):127-32.BR

Abstract

Numerous lateralization studies have reported that word length has a stronger effect in the left visual field (LVF) than in the right visual field (RVF) for right-handed people due to hemispheric asymmetry for language processing. Alternatively, early perceptual learning theory argued that the length effects might depend on the frequency of having read words at various lengths displayed at different retinal locations. The two alternatives were tested with right-handers participants who were native speakers of Hebrew which is read from right to left, that is Hebrew readers have a different perceptual experience than English readers. We found the predicted interaction between word length and hemifield; however, longer latencies to longer letter strings were found at both visual fields. We argue that these results are best accounted by the SERIOL model of letter-position encoding.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Lavidor M
Department of Psychology, University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, UK. M.Lavidor@hull.ac.uk
Whitney C
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdultDominance, CerebralFemaleHumansLanguageMalePattern Recognition, VisualPhotic StimulationPredictive Value of TestsReaction TimeRecognition, PsychologyVerbal LearningVisual Fields

Pub Type(s)

Comparative Study
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

15922165

Citation

Lavidor, Michal, and Carol Whitney. "Word Length Effects in Hebrew." Brain Research. Cognitive Brain Research, vol. 24, no. 1, 2005, pp. 127-32.
Lavidor M, Whitney C. Word length effects in Hebrew. Brain Res Cogn Brain Res. 2005;24(1):127-32.
Lavidor, M., & Whitney, C. (2005). Word length effects in Hebrew. Brain Research. Cognitive Brain Research, 24(1), 127-32.
Lavidor M, Whitney C. Word Length Effects in Hebrew. Brain Res Cogn Brain Res. 2005;24(1):127-32. PubMed PMID: 15922165.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Word length effects in Hebrew. AU - Lavidor,Michal, AU - Whitney,Carol, PY - 2004/07/28/received PY - 2005/01/04/revised PY - 2005/01/04/accepted PY - 2005/6/1/pubmed PY - 2005/8/13/medline PY - 2005/6/1/entrez SP - 127 EP - 32 JF - Brain research. Cognitive brain research JO - Brain Res Cogn Brain Res VL - 24 IS - 1 N2 - Numerous lateralization studies have reported that word length has a stronger effect in the left visual field (LVF) than in the right visual field (RVF) for right-handed people due to hemispheric asymmetry for language processing. Alternatively, early perceptual learning theory argued that the length effects might depend on the frequency of having read words at various lengths displayed at different retinal locations. The two alternatives were tested with right-handers participants who were native speakers of Hebrew which is read from right to left, that is Hebrew readers have a different perceptual experience than English readers. We found the predicted interaction between word length and hemifield; however, longer latencies to longer letter strings were found at both visual fields. We argue that these results are best accounted by the SERIOL model of letter-position encoding. SN - 0926-6410 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/15922165/Word_length_effects_in_Hebrew_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -