Peripherally presented and unreported words may bias the perceived meaning of a centrally fixated homograph.

Abstract

Examined whether Ss' interpretation of the meaning of the tachistoscopically presented homograph was affected by the disambiguating word, even when the latter could not be reported. Results favor the view that unreported items beyond fixation did influence the semantic interpretation of the centrally fixated homograph. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)