| Why does the APA recommend the use of serif fonts? | |
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PMID: 23336537 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Background: The publication norms of the American Psychological Association recommend the use of a serif font in the manuscripts (Times New Roman). However, there seems to be no well-substantiated reason why serif fonts would produce any advantage during letter/word processing. Method: This study presents an experiment in which sentences were presented either with a serif or sans serif font from the same family while participants' eye movements were monitored. Results: Results did not reveal any differences of type of font in eye movement measures -except for a minimal effect in the number of progressive saccades. Conclusions: There is no reason why the APA publication norms recommend the use of serif fonts other than uniformity in the elaboration/presentation of the manuscripts. |
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Authors:
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Manuel Perea |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Psicothema Volume: 25 ISSN: 1886-144X ISO Abbreviation: Psicothema Publication Date: 2013 Feb |
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Created Date: 2013-01-22 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101189384 Medline TA: Psicothema Country: Spain |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 13-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Universitat de València. |
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