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
- Emerging issues in developmental eye-tracking research – Insights from the workshop in Hannover, October 2013 (2015)
- Journal of Cognitive Psychology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Simultaneous effects of irrelevant speech, temperature and ventilation rate on performance and satisfaction in open-plan offices (2015)
- Journal of Environmental Psychology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The role of syllables in word recognition among beginning Finnish readers – Evidence from eye movements during reading (2015)
- Journal of Cognitive Psychology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Effects of unattended speech on performance and subjective distraction – The role of acoustic design in open-plan offices (2014)
- Applied Acoustics
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - L1 and L2 word recognition in Finnish: Examining L1 effects on L2 processing of morphological complexity and morphophonological transparency (2014)
- Studies in Second Language Acquisition
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Perception of visual advertising in different media – From attention to distraction, persuasion, preference and memory (2014)
- Frontiers in Psychology
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Processing of written irony: An eye movement study (2014)
- Discourse Processes
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Synchronous brain activity across individuals underlies shared psychological perspectives. (2014)
- NeuroImage
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Task Relevance Induces Momentary Changes in the Functional Visual Field During Reading (2014)
- Psychological Science
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Eye movements during Chinese reading (2013)
- Journal of Research in Reading
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)



