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Accelerating reading via local priming

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    Abstract

    Visual nonlinguistic local and global priming can change one's state of mind and influence other upcoming tasks. Reading involves both detailed and higher-level global processing. Little is known about the effects of visual non-linguistic priming on lower level processing of words, as well as about the potentially higher-level processing of written information. In two experiments, the effects of global versus local priming on single word reading (Experiment 1) as well as text reading (Experiment 2) were investigated in adults. The results revealed facilitation effects of local priming on single word reading as well as on text reading rate, with no impairment of reading accuracy and comprehension. These novel results are further interpreted within different cognitive and neurological frameworks. In addition, clinical and research implications for the local/global attention and reading domain are discussed.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number103056
    JournalActa Psychologica
    Volume205
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Apr 2020

    Bibliographical note

    Publisher Copyright:
    © 2020 Elsevier B.V.

    Keywords

    • Accelerating reading
    • Attention reading
    • Global priming
    • Local prime

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
    • Developmental and Educational Psychology
    • Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

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