Is the Word Frequency Effect on Recognition Threshold a Function of Transitional Probability?
Psychological ReportsPublished 1 August 1970
Marcel Kinsbourne, Nicholas Evens
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Abstract
Frequently used 5- and 6-letter words incorporate letter sequences of higher digram and trigram frequency than rare words. This could account for some or all of the frequency of usage effect on word recognition threshold.
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