Chinese Character Handwriting Trajectory And Characteristics Of Self-effect Study

In this paper we discuss the recognition of Chinese characters handwriting in the light ofcognitive psychology, which is the area almost not concerned in earlier literature. Although cognitive research on Chinese character is one of the focuses in Cognitive Psychology, especially in psycholinguistics.In the first experiment, Chinese high frequency characters handwriting recognition was investigated at 5 different SOAs (the time of stimulate appearance), that is 50ms,100ms,150ms,200ms,250ms. Gender is another variable, response type is dependent variable. The result indicated that (1) there was no significant difference among different SOA levels. It is concluded that gestalt effect was revealed; (2) The correct response rate of girls is significant higher than that of boys, which illustrate gender effect exists in Chinese character handwriting recognition; (3) High correct response rate under different SOA level testify the handwriting can be recognized that is base theory of handwriting identification.New paradigm was adopted to exam stroke effect of Chinese character handwriting recognition in the second experiment, which is called stroke-leaving. The basic stroke is the least structural units of Chinese characters, so basic strokes were leaved to examine stroke effect on Chinese character recognition. There should be six kinds of leaving paradigm, which is heng-leaving, shu-leaving, pei-leaving, na-leaving, dian-leaving, ti-leaving. Besides these, another leaving paradigm was considered, still a word without one stroke, we called it quasi-antitype. It was compared with antitype and leaving-type Handwriting. Gender is also another variable, response type is dependent variable. The experimental results showed that the right recognition rates of antitype character is significantly higher than those of quasi-antitype and leaving-type, and no significant difference between quasi-antitype and leaving-type, which is testified gestalt effect again. We choose the hit rate as recognition contribute rate of basic stoke which is showed in order: heng-0.209, pie-0.185, shu-0.168, na-0.125, dian-0.069, ti-0.032. They will benefit handwriting identification in practice. Gender effect is also found in this experiment.On the whole, the result of both two experiments showed not only gestalt effect but also stroke effect in Chinese characters handwriting recognition. The high correct rate under different SOA levels in first experiment and basic stroke of Chinese character in second experiment testify the theory of handwriting identification, that is handwriting can be recognition and basic strokes contribute to it.