The Influence Of Categorical Cuing On The Identification Of Visually Distorted words Selected From A Logically Organized Population

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Title
The Influence Of Categorical Cuing On The Identification Of Visually Distorted words Selected From A Logically Organized Population
Date
1954
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Not Needed
Report Number
WADC TR 54-362
Creator
Henneman, Richard H.
Long, Eugene R.
Reid, L. Starling
Corporate Author
Virginia U.
Laboratory
Aero Medical Laboratory
Extent
19
PB Number
PB129569
Identifier
AD0085567
Access Rights
ASTIA
Distribution Classification
1
DTIC Record Exists
No
Distribution Change Authority Correspondence
AFAL LTR
Distribution Conflict
Fix
Abstract
In air communication the identification of ambiguous message signals is substantially aided by operator familiarity with the message population and by the high degree of contextual redundancy present. Previous laboratory research on perceptual setting as an aid to the identification of ambiguous messages has ignored the factors of familiarity and contextual organization. The present experiment constituted an attempt to learn whether further response restriction in the form of setting cues would facilitate the recognition of visually distorted words drawn from a logically organized population, when subjects were familiar with the word categories and the specific words. Experimental variables were (1) degree of categorical restriction (in cuing) (2) type of familiarization (categories only or categories plus specific words), and (3) temporal position of the setting cues (before or after stimulus presentation). Principal findings were: (1) Increases in categorical restriction led to improved identification. (2) Familiarity with specific words, apart from a knowledge of the word categories, siginficantly improved identification. (3) Temporal position of cuing was not a significant factor. These results imply the probable helpfulness of setting cues for the identification of ambiguous messages in operational situations where familiarity and context have already markedly restricted the operator's responses.
Report Availability
Full text available
Date Issued
1955-04
Provenance
Hunt Library, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Type
report
Format
1 online resource
Media
WADCTR54-362.pdf