Jukka Hyönä
PhD
Department of Psychology and Speech-Language Pathology hyona@utu.fi Office: 224 ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5950-3361 |
Areas of expertise
cognitive psychology, psychology of language, visual attention
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.
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.
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.
Teaching
I teach courses on cognitive psychology and psychology of language. I also supervise BA, MA and PhD theses.
Publications
- Optimal viewing position effects in reading Finnish (2011)
- Vision Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - PROCESSING MODIFIER-HEAD AGREEMENT IN LONG FINNISH WORDS: EVIDENCE FROM EYE MOVEMENTS (2011)
- Acta Linguistica Hungarica
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Processing novel and lexicalised Finnish compound words (2011)
- Journal of Cognitive Psychology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Reading disappearing text: Why do children refixate words? (2011)
- Vision Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Sublexical effects on eye movements during repeated reading of words and pseudowords in Finnish (2011)
- Psychology of Language and Communication
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The development of whole-word representations in compound word processing: Evidence from eye fixation patterns of elementary school children (2011)
- Applied Psycholinguistics
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The Existence of a Hypnotic State Revealed by Eye Movements (2011)
- PLoS ONE
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The hyphen as a segmentation cue in triconstituent compound processing: It's getting better all the time (2011)
- Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The Impact of Salient Advertisements on Reading and Attention on Web Pages (2011)
- Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Activating Gender Stereotypes During Online Spoken Language Processing Evidence From Visual World Eye Tracking (2010)
- Experimental Psychology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)



