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word-superiority effect
word-superiority effect The word-superiority effect is the finding that when visual material is shown very briefly, real words are recognized or perceived more accurately than nonwords.
The word-superiority effect is the finding that when visual material is shown very briefly, real words are recognized or perceived more accurately than nonwords. It is generally taken to show that the visual system processes familiar words especially efficiently.