Effects of word width and word length on optimal character size for reading of horizontally scrolling Japanese words

The present study investigated whether word width and length affect the optimal character size for reading of horizontally scrolling Japanese words, using reading speed as a measure. In Experiment 1, three Japanese words, each consisting of 4 Hiragana characters, sequentially scrolled on a display s...

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Main Authors: Wataru eTeramoto, Takuyuki eNakazaki, Kaoru eSekiyama, Shuji eMori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00127/full