Lax, Mitchell (2009) Internal Letter Transposition and Word Length Effect in an Interrupted Reading Task. Honours thesis, University of Southern Queensland. (Unpublished)
Abstract
The aim of the study was to investigate if Internal Letter Transpositions (ILT) decreased reading performance and reduced output in a real time memory test designed to eliminate the opportunity for rehearsal. Word Length Effect (WLE) examined for both the ILT and unmodified English passages. The Interrupted Reading Task, which had previously been used to measure eye voice span, was used as it measures reading and memory in a way that has been proposed to be more ecologically valid than serial recall of random letters or numbers. Measures of number of words output, time of output, and a measure of reading time were collected from 22 participants, ten male, and 12 females. In the Internal Letter Transposition (ILT) condition (in which the first and last letter were held in the same position, the middle letters were randomized), there were five males and six females. In the unmodified condition, there were five males and six females. The ILT condition had ages ranging from 21 to 53 with a mean age of 34.8 years (SD = 12.8). The standard text condition had ages ranging from 18 to fifty with a mean age of 31.1 years (SD = 11.1). Participants verbally read passages manipulated to contain short and long word sentences, which were displayed on a laptop screen. The experimenter removed the text at the critical sentence cut point, and participants continued to read for as long as possible. Significant main effects were found in the number of words output for WLE Λ=.693, F(1,196)=86.27, p
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| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Sciences - Department of Psychology (Up to 30 Jun 2013) |
| Supervisors: | Liam Hendry |
| Qualification: | Bachelor of Science (Honours) |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Nov 2025 03:54 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Nov 2025 03:54 |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1799 Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5299 Other psychology > 529999 Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
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