Contributors

David A. Balota is Associate Professor of Psychology at Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA.

Benjamin G. Blount is Professor of Linguistics and Anthropology and a Research Fellow of the Institute for Behavioral Research at the University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.

Christine Chiarello is Associate Professor of the Cognitive Neuroscience Program in the Psychology Department at Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA.

Lisa T. Connor is a doctoral student in the Department of Psychology at Washington University, Saint Louis, MO, USA.

Richard Ferraro is Associate Research Scientist of the Department of Psychology at Washington University, Saint Louis, MO, USA.

James A. Hampton is Senior Lecturer of Psychology at City University, London, England, UK.

Pei-Jung Lin is Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education at Taipei Municipal Teachers College, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.

Barbara C. Malt is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA.

Margaret G. McKeown is Research Scientist at the Learning Research and Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Gregory L. Murphy is Associate Professor of Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences at Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.

Paula J. Schwanenflugel is Associate Professor of Educational Psychology and a Research Fellow of the Institute for Behavioral Research at the University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.

Edward J. Shoben is Professor of Psychology at the University of Illinois, Champaign, IL, USA.

Steven A. Stahl was a Visiting Research Scientist at the Center for the Study of Reading at the University of Illinois when this chapter was written. He is currently Associate Professor of Reading Education at the University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.