Visual lexical decision facilitated by incident congruent phonology

Author(s): Arguin, M.

Journal/Book: Brain Cognition. 1996; 32: 525 B St, Ste 1900, San Diego, CA 92101-4495. Academic Press Inc Jnl-Comp Subscriptions. 327-327.

Abstract: In a task of lexical decision, a surface dyslexic was asked to distinguish a word from a nonword homophonic to it. In the first experiment a congruent auditory input diminished the subject's response time relative to a silent condition. In the second, an auditory word, which corresponded to sublexical orthographic elements of the nonword, did not slow the subject's RT relative to a neutral auditory stimulus whereas an auditory input congruent to the word again facilitated lexical decision. This suggests that phonology can activate specific lexial-orthographic representations and facilitate lexical decision.

Note: Article Whatmough C, Univ Montreal, Dept Psychol, Grp Rech Neuropsychol Expt, CP 6128, Succ Centreville, Montreal, PQ H3C 3J7, CANADA

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