?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Alphabetic+Letter+Identification%3A+Effects+of+perceivability%2C+similarity%2C+and+bias&rft.creator=Mueller%2C+Shane+T.&rft.creator=Weidemann%2C+Christoph+T.&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.description=The+legibility+of+the+letters+in+the+Latin+alphabet+has+been+measured+numerous+times+since+the+beginning+of%0D%0Aexperimental+psychology.+To+identify+the+theoretical+mechanisms+attributed+to+letter+identification%2C+we+report%0D%0Aa+comprehensive+review+of+literature%2C+spanning+more+than+a+century.+This+review+revealed+that+identification%0D%0Aaccuracy+has+frequently+been+attributed+to+a+subset+of+three+common+sources%3A+perceivability%2C+bias%2C+and+simi-%0D%0Alarity.+However%2C+simultaneous+estimates+of+these+values+have+rarely+(if+ever)+been+performed.+We+present+the%0D%0Aresults+of+two+new+experiments+which+allow+for+the+simultaneous+estimation+of+these+factors%2C+and+examine%0D%0Ahow+the+shape+of+a+visual+mask+impacts+each+of+them%2C+as+inferred+through+a+new+statistical+model.+Results+showed+that+the+shape+and+identity+of+the+mask+impacted+the+inferred+perceivability%2C+bias%2C+and+similarity+space+of+a+letter+set%2C+but+that+there+were+aspects+of+similarity+that+were+robust+to+the+choice+of+mask.+The+results+illustrate+how+the+psychological+concepts+of+perceivability%2C+bias%2C+and+similarity+can+be+estimated+simultaneously%2C+and+how+each+make+powerful+contributions+to+visual+letter+identification.&rft.date=2012&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7847%2F1%2FMuellerWeidemann2012.pdf&rft.identifier=++Mueller%2C+Shane+T.+and+Weidemann%2C+Christoph+T.++(2012)+Alphabetic+Letter+Identification%3A+Effects+of+perceivability%2C+similarity%2C+and+bias.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7847%2F