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Perceptual Disfluency Through Hard-to-Read Fonts. Is There a Satisfactory Explanation?
Mary C. Dyson
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Abstract. Research on perceptual disfluency has demonstrated an apparent memory advantage for hard-to-read (less legible) text. This paper explores the evidence, outlines alternative theories, and discusses the locus of the effect. In particular, accounts which propose a metacognitive explanation are contrasted with those which focus on earlier levels in the reading process: letter and word recognition. The reviewed studies illustrate the unreliability of perceptual disfluency effects and confirm the need for further exploration of boundary conditions and moderating factors.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36824/2022-graf-dyso


Mary C. Dyson (2022), “Perceptual Disfluency Through Hard-to-Read Fonts. Is There a Satisfactory Explanation?,” in Proceedings of Grapholinguistics in the 21st Century, 2022 (Yannis Haralambous, Ed.), Grapholinguistics and Its Applications, Vol. 9, Brest: Fluxus Editions, 101–109.


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   EDITOR = {Haralambous, Yannis},
   TITLE = {{Perceptual Disfluency Through Hard-to-Read Fonts. Is There a
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   BOOKTITLE = {{Proceedings of Grapholinguistics in the 21st Century, 2022}},
   SERIES = {{Grapholinguistics and Its Applications}},
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   PUBLISHER = {Fluxus Editions},
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