I'm being a bad scholar here, but I do know that the "envelope" of the word is critical for reading. E.g., we read ALL UPPER-CASE TEXT MUCH MORE SLOWLY than we read upper- and lower-case text.
I can't think of the research, though, and actually should be doing something other than this right now! Good luck, m ------- "Whatever power the United States Constitution envisions for the Executive in its exchanges with other nations or with enemy organizations in times of conflict, it most assuredly envisions a role for all three branches when individual liberties are at stake." --- July 20,2006 US District Court for Northern California > -----Original Message----- > From: Annette Taylor, Ph. D. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 9:52 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: [tips] explanations? information? > > I know we have talked about this in the past--the message > below was sent to me by a student and I have seen it before > as being attributed to a Harvard study. Does anyone know any > more about the underlying 'facts' of this supposed study. > After all, it does work! I'd like to bring it up in the > chapter on language in both intro and cognition that we are > just getting to as I am sure other students have seen it. > One student asked me if it represents a type of Gestalt > principle of organization. I'm not sure to the extent that > this goes a bit beyond perception. Any better info among tipsters? > ========================= > I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was > rdanieg. > The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a > rscheearch by GOOFYAUCTIONS.COM, it dseno't mtaetr in waht > oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is > taht the frsit and lsat ltteer are in the rghit pclae. > > The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it > whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not > raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig > huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! if you > can raed tihs rpsoet it. > ========================= > > Annette > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. > Professor of Psychology > University of San Diego > 5998 Alcala Park > San Diego, CA 92110 > 619-260-4006 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. > > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription go to: > http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mo > de=0&lang=english > > --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
