Constraints on Computational Models of Basic Processes in Reading

@article{citeulike:2428783, abstract = {There are numerous reports in the visual word recognition literature that the joint effects of various factors are additive on reaction time. A central claim by D. C. Plaut and J. R. Booth (2000, 2006) is that their parallel distributed processing model simulates additive effects of stimulus quality and word frequency in the context of lexical decision. If correct, this success would have important implications for computational accounts of reading processes. However, the results of further simulations with this model undermine this claim given that the joint effects of stimulus quality and word frequency yield a nonmonotonic function (underadditivity, additivity, and overadditivity) depending on the size of the stimulus quality effect, whereas skilled readers yield additivity more broadly. The implications of these results both locally and more globally are discussed, and a number of other issues are noted. Additivity of factor effects constitutes a benchmark that computational accounts should strive to meet.}, author = {Besner, Derek and Wartak, Szymon and Robidoux, Serje }, citeulike-article-id = {2428783}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0096-1523.34.1.242}, journal = {Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance}, keywords = {model, reading}, month = {February}, number = {1}, pages = {242--250}, posted-at = {2008-02-26 09:00:10}, priority = {2}, title = {Constraints on Computational Models of Basic Processes in Reading}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0096-1523.34.1.242}, volume = {34}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2428783 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2428783 TI - Constraints on Computational Models of Basic Processes in Reading JF - Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance VL - 34 IS - 1 SP - 242 EP - 250 N2 - There are numerous reports in the visual word recognition literature that the joint effects of various factors are additive on reaction time. A central claim by D. C. Plaut and J. R. Booth (2000, 2006) is that their parallel distributed processing model simulates additive effects of stimulus quality and word frequency in the context of lexical decision. If correct, this success would have important implications for computational accounts of reading processes. However, the results of further simulations with this model undermine this claim given that the joint effects of stimulus quality and word frequency yield a nonmonotonic function (underadditivity, additivity, and overadditivity) depending on the size of the stimulus quality effect, whereas skilled readers yield additivity more broadly. The implications of these results both locally and more globally are discussed, and a number of other issues are noted. Additivity of factor effects constitutes a benchmark that computational accounts should strive to meet. KW - model KW - reading AU - Besner, Derek AU - Wartak, Szymon AU - Robidoux, Serje PY - 2008/02// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0096-1523.34.1.242 ER -