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Letter frequency effect
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<p>The letter frequency effect is an effect of <a href="/facts/Letter_frequency/IyvrB9eT">letter frequency</a>, according to which the frequency with which the letter is encountered influences the recognition time of a letter. Letters of high frequency show a significant advantage over letters of low frequency in letter naming, same-different matching, and visual search. Letters of high frequency are recognized faster than letters of low frequency. Appelman and Mayzner (1981) in their re-analysis of the studies concerning letter frequency effect have found that in 3 out of 6 studies using <a href="/facts/Mental_chronometry/K1SBWJ81">reaction times</a> (RTs) as a <a href="/facts/Dependent_variable/dINfzIF2">dependent variable</a> the letter frequency correlated significantly with RTs. </p>