Harmonization effects between a word's semantics and handwritten letters

: An investigation using the visual world paradigm

Abstract

This study aims to manipulate harmonization between the semantics and handwritten letters of words and compares them with previous studies using typographies. Here, we use the visual world paradigm and word association task using adjectives. The hypothesis was that harmonization effects would be observed in the word association task but not in the visual world paradigm because the information receiver guesses the sender's intention. Results indicated the harmonization effect in neither of the tasks. Whether it is the effect of handwritten letters will be further discussed in this study.