Jukka
Hyönä
Docent, Psychology
PhD
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Areas of expertise
cognitive psychology
psychology of language
visual attention
Biography
I received my PhD degree in psychology in 1993 from the University of Turku (Finland), where I now serve as a professor of psychology and the Head of the Department of Psychology and Speech-Language Pathology.
Teaching
I teach courses on cognitive psychology and psychology of language. I also supervise BA, MA and PhD theses.
Research
My main research focus is on the use of the eye-tracking method to study various visually based cognitive tasks, including, reading and text comprehension, multiple object tracking, attentional capture and recognition of peripherally presented stimuli. The emphasis is on capturing how processing of visual stimuli evolves over time. To date, my most significant scientific contributions have been made to the study of how the eyes (and visual attention) are guided through a written text. In that domain, my studies tap into different levels of written language comprehension – from word recognition via sentence parsing to comprehension of long expository texts. I have also applied the method to study attentional processes and eye guidance during reading. My research has been published in journals such as Journal of Memory and Language, Psychological Science, Cognition, and Cognitive Psychology. I have published more than 120 articles in peer-reviewed journals.
Publications
Developmental eye-tracking research in reading – Introduction to the special issue (2015)
Introduction to the special issue
Journal of Cognitive Psychology
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Processing of written irony: An eye movement study (2014)
Discourse Processes
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Perception of visual advertising in different media – From attention to distraction, persuasion, preference and memory (2014)
From attention to distraction, persuasion, preference and memory
Frontiers in Psychology
(Kirjoitus tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (B1))
Effects of unattended speech on performance and subjective distraction – The role of acoustic design in open-plan offices (2014)
The role of acoustic design in open-plan offices
Applied Acoustics
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Synchronous brain activity across individuals underlies shared psychological perspectives. (2014)
NeuroImage
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
L1 and L2 word recognition in Finnish: Examining L1 effects on L2 processing of morphological complexity and morphophonological transparency (2014)
Studies in Second Language Acquisition
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Task Relevance Induces Momentary Changes in the Functional Visual Field During Reading (2014)
Psychological Science
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Eye movements during Chinese reading (2013)
Journal of Research in Reading
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Gender Affects Semantic Competition: The Effect of Gender in a Non-Gender-Marking Language (2013)
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Processing of compound-word characters in reading Chinese: An eye-movement-contingent display change study (2013)
Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
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