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Right is Wrong: an examination of the effect of right justification on reading |
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| Authors: | S J Muncer B S Gorman S Gorman D Bibel |
| Institution: | Steven Muncer works at Nassau Community College and Columbia University, Bernard Gorman at Hofstra University and Nassau Community College, Shepard Gorman at Nassau Community College, and Daniel Bibel at Rutgers University. Reprint requests should be addressed to Dr S J Muncer, Psychology Department, Nassau Community College, Garden City, N Y 11530, USA. |
| Abstract: | Previous attempts to examine the effects of different types of text format on reading have focused on the improvement of reading. The present study investigated the effect of using a text format that might be predicted to disrupt reading. In this study 56 individuals were presented with reading material presented in right-justified format and in'ragged'uneven line format. Subjects performed significantly worse on right-justified material. Subjects who were classified as good readers on the basis of a pretest were more affected than poor readers. It is suggested that this may result from differences in the reading style of good and poor readers. |
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