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The effect of cognitive processes on word intelligibility by picture identification test results

Thirty-eight seven year old children were tested to evaluate the effects of response format and stimulus expectancy (based on subject's label of the test item) on picture and word identification test scores and response latencies. Results of the study indicated that there are significant differences between the picture and word identification tasks. Response latencies were longer and identification scores were lower for the picture identification task. Fifty-nine percent of the test items that were labeled incorrectly were also identified incorrectly. Furthermore, the label given to the test items, by the individual, was found to have a significant effect on the overall test results. Results of this study indicate that the problems encountered when utilizing picture-identification tests stem from the pictures that comprise the test and not the picture test format itself. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 49-12, Section: A, page: 3696. / Major Professor: William H. Haas. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1988.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_77909
ContributorsWalker-Edwards, Phyllis., Florida State University
Source SetsFlorida State University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText
Format122 p.
RightsOn campus use only.
RelationDissertation Abstracts International

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