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
Relating foveal and parafoveal processing efficiency with word-level parameters in text reading (2024)
Journal of Memory and Language
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Universality in eye movements and reading: A replication with increased power (2024)
Cognition
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Gaze Behavior and Cognitive Performance on Tasks of Multiple Object Tracking and Multiple Identity Tracking by Handball Players and Non-Athletes (2024)
Perceptual and Motor Skills
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Gaze Behavior and Cognitive Performance on Tasks of Multiple Object Tracking and Multiple Identity Tracking by Handball Players and Non-Athletes (2024)
Perceptual and Motor Skills
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Lower maternal emotional availability is related to increased attention toward fearful faces during infancy (2024)
Infant Behavior and Development
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Effect of peri-hand space among users of a familiar tool: more attention enhancement in space near palm than dorsal side of hand (2023)
Current Psychology
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“The Authors” Make Me Think Equally of Women and Men: Exploring Mixed-Gender Representations in a Visual Categorisation Task (2023)
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))Reading compound words in Finnish and Chinese: An eye-tracking study (2023)
Journal of Memory and Language
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Higher attention bias for fear at 8 months of age is associated with better socioemotional competencies during toddlerhood (2023)
Infant Behavior and Development
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