Barbara Juhasz

WWEP: How Experience Affects Adults’ Recognition of Words

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Faculty Sponsor: Barbara Juhasz Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Abstract: The English language is constantly changing as peoples’ experiences with words change. Familiarity (Fam) and age of acquisition (AoA) are two determinants of the lexical quality of words. Fam measures how often a word is experienced (Gernsbacher, 1984), and AoA measures when a word is … Read more

An Eye-Tracking Study: How Serif Fonts Affect Reading Online and on Paper

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Faculty Sponsor: Barbara J. Juhasz Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Abstract: Printed books commonly use serif fonts like Times New Roman, while websites favor sans serif fonts like Arial. Many studies have examined the effect of font types on reading online and on paper, but few have assessed how serif and sans serif fonts may … Read more