Alexandra Reis|Luís Faísca|Martin Ingvar|Karl Magnus Petersson
Color makes a difference: Two-dimensional object naming in literate and illiterate subjects
University of Algarve|Karolinska Institutet|University of Algarve|Karolinska Institutet|Karolinska Institutet|Radboud University Nijmegen|University of Algarve
previous work shown illiterate subjects better naming twodimensional representations real objects presented colored photos compared black white drawings raises question color textural details selectively improve object recognition naming illiterate compared literate subjects study investigated whether surface texture andor color objects used access stored object knowledge illiterate subjects group illiterate subjects matched literate control group compared immediate object naming task four conditions color black white ie greyscaled photos well color black white ie greyscaled drawings common everyday objects results show illiterate subjects perform significantly better stimuli colored effect independent photographic detail addition significant differences literacy groups black white condition drawings photos results suggest color object information contributes object recognition effect particularly prominent illiterate group