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
- Position tracking and identity tracking are separate systems: Evidence from eye movements (2016)
- Cognition
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Processing modifier-head agreement in L1 and L2 Finnish: An eye-tracking study (2016)
- Second Language Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The effect of slightly warm temperature on work performance and comfort in open-plan offices - a laboratory study (2016)
- Indoor Air
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The hyphen as a syllabification cue in reading bisyllabic and multisyllabic words among Finnish 1st and 2nd graders (2016)
- Reading and Writing
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Universality in eye movements and reading: A trilingual investigation (2016)
- Cognition
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Work performance in private office rooms: The effects of sound insulation and sound masking (2016)
- Building and Environment
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Affective Processing Requires Awareness (2015)
- Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Are polymorphemic words processed differently from other words during reading? (2015) The Oxford handbook of reading. Hyönä Jukka
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Cascaded processing in written compound word production (2015)
- Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Developmental eye-tracking research in reading – Introduction to the special issue (2015)
- Journal of Cognitive Psychology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)



