The reading of rotated text, an embodied account

Description
Individuals engaged in perceptual tasks often use their bodies to lighten the cognitive load, that is, they replace internal (mental) processing with external (body-based) processing. The present investigation explores how the body is used in the task of reading rotated…

Individuals engaged in perceptual tasks often use their bodies to lighten the cognitive load, that is, they replace internal (mental) processing with external (body-based) processing. The present investigation explores how the body is used in the task of reading rotated text. The experimental design allowed the participants to exhibit spontaneous behavior and choose what strategies to use in order to efficiently complete the task. The results demonstrate that the use of external strategies can benefit performance by offloading internal processing.

Downloads

The Reading of Rotated Text - An Embodied Account
481.25 KB

Details

Contributors
Date Created
2013
Embargo Release Date
Topical Subject
Resource Type
Text
Language
  • eng
Note
  • thesis
    Partial requirement for: M.S., Arizona State University, 2013
  • bibliography
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 22-24)
  • Field of study: Psychology
Citation and reuse
Statement of Responsibility
by Srdan Medimorec
Additional Information
Extent
  • v, 30 p. : ill
Genre