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
”Normaalitiedekö” psykologian tutkijan kohtalo? (2013)
Psykologia
(Kirjoitus tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (B1))
Processing of compound-word characters in reading Chinese: An eye-movement-contingent display change study (2013)
Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Kognitiivinen psykologia (2012)
(Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli kokoomateoksessa (A3))Gender and Visibility of Sexual Cues Influence Eye Movements While Viewing Faces and Bodies (2012)
Archives of Sexual Behavior
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
The role of visual acuity and segmentation cues in compound word identification (2012)
Frontiers in Psychology
(Vertaisarvioitu katsausartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A2))
Kognitiivinen psykologia (2012)
(Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli kokoomateoksessa (A3))Flexible letter-position coding is unlikely to hold for morphologically rich languages (2012)
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
(Vertaisarvioitu katsausartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A2))
The role of visual acuity and segmentation cues in compound word identification (2012)
Frontiers in Psychology
(Vertaisarvioitu katsausartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A2))
Gender and Visibility of Sexual Cues Influence Eye Movements While Viewing Faces and Bodies (2012)
Archives of Sexual Behavior
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Influence of text cohesion on the persuasive power of expository text (2011)
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))