You see three blurry letters.The first letter could be either P or R; the second could be either E or F; the third could be either B or D.Yet you see the letters RED.What conclusion follows?
A)We read words only during saccadic eye movements, not during fixations.
B)We read words only during fixations, not during saccadic eye movements.
C)We identify a word as a whole, not one letter at a time.
D)We identify words by a combination of attentive and preattentive processes.

Question

You see three blurry letters.The first letter could be either P or R; the second could be either E or F; the third could be either B or D.Yet you see the letters RED.What conclusion follows?​
A)We read words only during saccadic eye movements, not during fixations.
B)​We read words only during fixations, not during saccadic eye movements.
C)​We identify a word as a whole, not one letter at a time.
D)​We identify words by a combination of attentive and preattentive processes.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This scenario is an example of the word superiority effect, which suggests that we identify words as a whole, not one letter at a time. In other words, we process the word "RED" as a single unit, rather than as separate letters.

You See Three Blurry Letters