Typewriting Dynamics: What Distinguishes Simple From Complex Writing Tasks?
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in: Ecological Psychology, Jahrgang 25, Nr. 3, 01.07.2013, S. 267-280.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Typewriting Dynamics
T2 - What Distinguishes Simple From Complex Writing Tasks?
AU - Wallot, Sebastian
AU - Grabowski, Joachim
PY - 2013/7/1
Y1 - 2013/7/1
N2 - One of the main challenges of writing research has been its generative nature. As a production task, writing cannot be controlled as easily as other psychological laboratory tasks, such as reading. In this article, we present an analysis of 3 writing tasks, ranging from a simplified typing task to an ecological writing task. We show that multiple nonlinear metrics can be used to systematically characterize open, complex writing tasks. Moreover, we demonstrate that, when writing performance is quantified in such a way, a continuum of complexity can be identified on which increasingly complex writing performances can be placed.
AB - One of the main challenges of writing research has been its generative nature. As a production task, writing cannot be controlled as easily as other psychological laboratory tasks, such as reading. In this article, we present an analysis of 3 writing tasks, ranging from a simplified typing task to an ecological writing task. We show that multiple nonlinear metrics can be used to systematically characterize open, complex writing tasks. Moreover, we demonstrate that, when writing performance is quantified in such a way, a continuum of complexity can be identified on which increasingly complex writing performances can be placed.
KW - Psychology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84880810572&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10407413.2013.810512
DO - 10.1080/10407413.2013.810512
M3 - Journal articles
AN - SCOPUS:84880810572
VL - 25
SP - 267
EP - 280
JO - Ecological Psychology
JF - Ecological Psychology
SN - 1040-7413
IS - 3
ER -