The effect of font readability on the Moses illusion : A replication study
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14230%2F22%3A00125383" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14230/22:00125383 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053810022000162" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053810022000162</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2022.103284" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.concog.2022.103284</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The effect of font readability on the Moses illusion : A replication study
Original language description
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.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50103 - Cognitive sciences
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2022
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
CONSCIOUSNESS AND COGNITION
ISSN
1053-8100
e-ISSN
1090-2376
Volume of the periodical
99
Issue of the periodical within the volume
March
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
9
Pages from-to
1-9
UT code for WoS article
000798816600003
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85124419334