Thanks to everyone who responded. These are much more sophisticated
replies than I recall from the last time this came up on tips.
Annette
Quoting Ken Steele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
This is an urban legend that morphed into a research study. It was
attributed to Cambridge University and someone at Cambridge decided to
investigate the claims.
Here is a link-
http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/~mattd/Cmabrigde/
Ken
Annette Taylor, Ph. D. wrote:
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?
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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.
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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]
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Kenneth M. Steele, Ph.D. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Professor
Department of Psychology http://www.psych.appstate.edu
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
USA
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