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The impact of word frequency on peripheral processes during handwriting: A matter of age.
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Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology . Mar2018, Vol. 71 Issue 3, p695-703. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Although several studies have found that the sublexical route of spelling has an effect on handwriting movements, the ability of lexical variables to modulate peripheral processes during writing is less clear. This study addresses the hypothesis that word frequency affects writing durations only during writing acquisition, and that at some point of development, the handwriting system becomes a relatively autonomous system unaffected by lexical variables. Spanish children attending Grades 2, 4, and 6 performed a spelling-to-dictation and a copy task in which word frequency was manipulated. Results revealed that written latencies decreased with age, especially between Grades 2 and 4, and that writing durations decreased between these two groups. All these measures were longer during copying but the effect of task on written latencies and in-air pen trajectories was smaller for older children. Crucially, a significant word frequency effect on writing durations was observed only in Grade 2. This effect was marginally significant in Grade 4 and disappeared in Grade 6. However, all groups showed a similar effect of word frequency on written latencies. These findings suggest that lexical processes impact peripheral processes during writing acquisition and that this influence diminishes to eventually disappear at some point in development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *LEXICAL access
*WORD frequency
*ENGLISH language
*SEMANTICS
WRITING
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17470218
- Volume :
- 71
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 128132197
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17470218.2016.1275713