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Melvin Yap is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the National University of Singapore. He holds a Ph.D. from Washington and a B.Soc.Sci. (Hons.) from NUS. His research primarily focuses on visual word recognition and the processes involved in this fundamental aspect of reading. Specifically, he investigates how orthographic, phonological, and semantic properties of words influence recognition speed and accuracy, as well as the individual differences that affect performance. His research employs analyses of big data and mega-studies to explore response time distributions, providing deeper insights into the mechanisms underlying word recognition. Recent publications include investigations into lexical variables in visual recognition of Chinese characters and the visual recognition of multisyllabic words.
National University of Singapore • Singapore
Teaching and researching visual word recognition and related processes.
Department of Economics