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 -