「ひらがな」認知に及ぼす「マス」の影響―文字完成の有効な情報としての「マス」の働きを検証する―

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This study examines the effects of frames on the recognition of Japanese hiragana characters when using a letter completion test (LCT). In this test only some of the strokes of a hiragana character were presented to the participants who were asked to complete the character. The LCTs, with and without frames, were administered to participants in adult and school-age groups. It was found that regardless of the age of the participants, higher letter-completion rates were obtained in the with-frame condition. These results indicated that frames have positive effects on completion of the task, and suggest generalized facilitative effects on hiragana recognition. In addition, further analyses indicated that frames can specify the relative position of the components of hiragana characters and the size of complete hiragana characters.