Visual.vs. phonemic contributions to the importance of the initial letter in word identification

Abstract

A modified Stroop paradigm was used to evaluate the relative contributions of visual and phonemic processing to the importance of initial letters for word identification. Results implicated both types of processing while indicating a stronger role for visual processing. Results are discussed in terms of the typically found importance of the first letter for successful word identification. © 1978, The psychonomic Society, Inc.. All rights reserved.