On Reading

[zorro]

[to be read quickly]<O:p</O:p
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe.<O:p</O:p

[58ford]

[to be read quickly]<o>:p</o>:p
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe.<o>:p</o>:p
I think the concept is called shape recognition reading. It'll mess you up with names & unfamiliar words though.

[iheartellisons]

Yeah i learned about that in my psych class semester...one of my friends used to get a kick out of this back in high school and would spend her days writing notes to me in this form. its a neat concept though

[58ford]

It's also the reason that whole passages of capital letters are difficult to read.

[zorro]

This has its roots in Gestalt psychology...
Hey Doc,
Is there an easy way for you to explain exactly what is characteristic of this type of psychology?
Do you agree with it, or are you a proponent of it or not?