JANOUŠKOVÁ, Adéla, Jakub KOCYAN, Magdaléna ŠÍMOVÁ, Kamila UVÍROVÁ, Kamila ZAHRADNÍČKOVÁ, Martin VACULÍK and Jakub PROCHÁZKA. The effect of font readability on the Moses illusion : A replication study. CONSCIOUSNESS AND COGNITION. San Diego: Elsevier, 2022, vol. 99, March, p. 1-9. ISSN 1053-8100. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2022.103284.
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Original name The effect of font readability on the Moses illusion : A replication study
Authors JANOUŠKOVÁ, Adéla (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jakub KOCYAN (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Magdaléna ŠÍMOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Kamila UVÍROVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Kamila ZAHRADNÍČKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Martin VACULÍK (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Jakub PROCHÁZKA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
Edition CONSCIOUSNESS AND COGNITION, San Diego, Elsevier, 2022, 1053-8100.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 50103 Cognitive sciences
Country of publisher United States of America
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 2.400
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14230/22:00125383
Organization unit Faculty of Social Studies
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2022.103284
UT WoS 000798816600003
Keywords in English Cognition; Error detection; Font style; Moses illusion; Visual illusion
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Changed by Changed by: prof. PhDr. Martin Vaculík, Ph.D., učo 18373. Changed: 7/4/2024 14:26.
Abstract
This research is a replication study that sought to verify whether the readability of a font has an effect on the Moses illusion detection. It was designed to stimulate information retrieval from memory and confuse retrieval with a text's erroneous wording. Undergraduates aged 19-30 (N = 87, 80% women) were presented with two questions, one of which contained distorted information. We assumed that a difficult-to-read font would facilitate error detection, as it increases the focus of attention on the text. However, unlike the original study, we were unable to find support for this hypothesis, as font readability did not significantly affect error detection. In the difficult-to-read condition, 43% of participants reported an error, while, in the easy-to-read condition, errors were detected by 37% of the participants. Unlike the original study, our research results do not support the hypothesis that the visual presentation of a text affects the automatic retrieval of information from memory. This study clarifies the effect of text readability on error detection taking into consideration the role of long-term memory and visual perception.
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MUNI/A/1168/2021, interní kód MUName: Faktory ovlivňující pracovní výkon 2022
Investor: Masaryk University
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