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* Humans have surprisingly robust language processing systems which can easily overcome typos, e.g. | * Humans have surprisingly robust language processing systems which can easily overcome typos, e.g. | ||
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. | |||
* A person's ability to read this text comes as no surprise to the Psychology literature | * A person's ability to read this text comes as no surprise to the Psychology literature | ||
** Saberi \& Perrott (1999) found that this robustness extends to audio as well. | |||
** Rayner et al. (2006) found that in noisier settings reading comprehension only slowed by 11 \%. | |||
** McCusker et al. (1981) found that the common case of swapping letters could often go unnoticed by the reader. | |||
** Mayall et al (1997) shows that we rely on word shape. | |||
** Reicher, 1969; Pelli et al., (2003) found that we can switch between whole word recognition but the first and last letter positions are required to stay constant for comprehension |
Revision as of 23:01, 28 February 2018
Introduction
- Humans have surprisingly robust language processing systems which can easily overcome typos, e.g.
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae.
- A person's ability to read this text comes as no surprise to the Psychology literature
** Saberi \& Perrott (1999) found that this robustness extends to audio as well. ** Rayner et al. (2006) found that in noisier settings reading comprehension only slowed by 11 \%. ** McCusker et al. (1981) found that the common case of swapping letters could often go unnoticed by the reader. ** Mayall et al (1997) shows that we rely on word shape. ** Reicher, 1969; Pelli et al., (2003) found that we can switch between whole word recognition but the first and last letter positions are required to stay constant for comprehension