The Timing of Semantic Processing in the Parafovea: Evidence from a Rapid Parallel Visual Presentation Study
In the present investigation we adopted the Rapid Parallel Visual Presentation Paradigm with the aim of studying the timing of parafoveal semantic processing. The paradigm consisted in the simultaneous presentation of couple of words, one in fovea (W1) and one in parafovea (W2). In three experiments...
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| description | In the present investigation we adopted the Rapid Parallel Visual Presentation Paradigm with the aim of studying the timing of parafoveal semantic processing. The paradigm consisted in the simultaneous presentation of couple of words, one in fovea (W1) and one in parafovea (W2). In three experiments, we manipulated word frequency, semantic relatedness between the two words and the effect of stimulus duration (150, 100, 50 ms). Accuracy on W2 was higher when W1 and W2 were both of high-frequency and when they were semantically related. W1 reading times were faster when both words were highly-frequent but only when the two words were semantically related (150 ms); when W2 was highly frequent and semantically related to the foveal word (100 ms). When the stimuli were presented for 50 ms, the reading times were reduced when W1 was highly frequent and, crucially, in case of a semantic relation between the two words. Our results suggest that it is possible to extract semantic information from the parafovea very fast (within 100 ms) and in parallel to the processing of the foveal word, especially when the cognitive load required for the latter is reduced, as is the case for high-frequency words. We discuss the resulting data in terms of word recognition and eye movements’ models. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-86b793d35b2d439b9ba860726eaf46eb2023-11-24T07:49:24ZengMDPI AGBrain Sciences2076-34252022-11-011211153510.3390/brainsci12111535The Timing of Semantic Processing in the Parafovea: Evidence from a Rapid Parallel Visual Presentation StudySilvia Primativo0Danila Rusich1Marialuisa Martelli2Lisa S. Arduino3Department of Human Science, LUMSA University, 00193 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Human Science, LUMSA University, 00193 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Psychology, La Sapienza University, 00185 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Human Science, LUMSA University, 00193 Rome, ItalyIn the present investigation we adopted the Rapid Parallel Visual Presentation Paradigm with the aim of studying the timing of parafoveal semantic processing. The paradigm consisted in the simultaneous presentation of couple of words, one in fovea (W1) and one in parafovea (W2). In three experiments, we manipulated word frequency, semantic relatedness between the two words and the effect of stimulus duration (150, 100, 50 ms). Accuracy on W2 was higher when W1 and W2 were both of high-frequency and when they were semantically related. W1 reading times were faster when both words were highly-frequent but only when the two words were semantically related (150 ms); when W2 was highly frequent and semantically related to the foveal word (100 ms). When the stimuli were presented for 50 ms, the reading times were reduced when W1 was highly frequent and, crucially, in case of a semantic relation between the two words. Our results suggest that it is possible to extract semantic information from the parafovea very fast (within 100 ms) and in parallel to the processing of the foveal word, especially when the cognitive load required for the latter is reduced, as is the case for high-frequency words. We discuss the resulting data in terms of word recognition and eye movements’ models.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/11/1535parafoveal processingsemanticword frequencyrapid parallel visual presentationreading models |
| spellingShingle | Silvia Primativo Danila Rusich Marialuisa Martelli Lisa S. Arduino The Timing of Semantic Processing in the Parafovea: Evidence from a Rapid Parallel Visual Presentation Study Brain Sciences parafoveal processing semantic word frequency rapid parallel visual presentation reading models |
| title | The Timing of Semantic Processing in the Parafovea: Evidence from a Rapid Parallel Visual Presentation Study |
| title_full | The Timing of Semantic Processing in the Parafovea: Evidence from a Rapid Parallel Visual Presentation Study |
| title_fullStr | The Timing of Semantic Processing in the Parafovea: Evidence from a Rapid Parallel Visual Presentation Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Timing of Semantic Processing in the Parafovea: Evidence from a Rapid Parallel Visual Presentation Study |
| title_short | The Timing of Semantic Processing in the Parafovea: Evidence from a Rapid Parallel Visual Presentation Study |
| title_sort | timing of semantic processing in the parafovea evidence from a rapid parallel visual presentation study |
| topic | parafoveal processing semantic word frequency rapid parallel visual presentation reading models |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/11/1535 |
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