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
- Gender Affects Semantic Competition: The Effect of Gender in a Non-Gender-Marking Language (2013)
- Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - ”Normaalitiedekö” psykologian tutkijan kohtalo? (2013)
- Psykologia
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Processing of compound-word characters in reading Chinese: An eye-movement-contingent display change study (2013)
- Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The Role of Hyphens at the Constituent Boundary in Compound Word Identification: Facilitative for Long, Detrimental for Short Compound Words (2013)
- Experimental Psychology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Flexible letter-position coding is unlikely to hold for morphologically rich languages (2012) Hyona J, Bertram R
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Gender and Visibility of Sexual Cues Influence Eye Movements While Viewing Faces and Bodies (2012)
- Archives of Sexual Behavior
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Gender and Visibility of Sexual Cues Influence Eye Movements While Viewing Faces and Bodies (2012)
- Archives of Sexual Behavior
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Kognitiivinen psykologia (2012) Genreanalyysi: Tekstilajitutkimuksen käsikirja Kaakinen Johanna, Hyönä Jukka
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - The role of visual acuity and segmentation cues in compound word identification (2012)
- Frontiers in Psychology
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Dissociating spatial and letter-based word length effects observed in readers' eye movement patterns (2011)
- Vision Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)



