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Ss searched four- and six-letter words typed in uppercase for predesignated target letters, Reaction times to vowel targets were faster than to consonant targets for both stimulus lengths; this was true whether or not the target was contained in the stimulus word. The results are interpreted to indicate that an early stage in word perception is the location of vowels, as proposed by Hansen and Rogers, 1968.
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This research was supported by NSF University Science Development Program, Grant G U 1598, to the University of Texas at Austin. Preparation of the manuscript was facilitated by support from the Rutgers University Research Council. The author wishes to express his appreciation to David Smith for his assistance and to Kathryn T. Spoehr for her comments.
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James, C.T. Vowels and consonants as targets in the search of single words. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 4, 402–404 (1974). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336733
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