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The visual representation of words in percept, image, and mixed modes is studied as a function of age. Response time results support the hypothesis that perceptual representation matures at an earlier age than the more cognitive image representation. Correlations of response times support the hypothesis that perceptual and image representations initially draw on a common general-purpose information processing capacity that differentiates and becomes more specialized (less correlated) with age.
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This research was supported in part by the Educational Research Foundation, Oklahoma State University, and in part by National Science Foundation Grant BMS74-20208 to the first author.
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Weber, R.J., Mcmanman, K. Visual representations of words in perceptual and image modes as a function of age. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 9, 33–36 (1977). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336920
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336920