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The role of global top-down factors in local eye-movement control in reading

Auteurs: Ralph Radach, Lynn Huestegge, Ronan Reilly

Gepubliceerd in: Psychological Research | Uitgave 6/2008

Abstract

Although the development of the field of reading has been impressive, there are a number of issues that still require much more attention. One of these concerns the variability of skilled reading within the individual. This paper explores the topic in three ways: (1) it quantifies the extent to which, two factors, the specific reading task (comprehension vs. word verification) and the format of reading material (sentence vs. passage) influence the temporal aspects of reading as expressed in word-viewing durations; (2) it examines whether they also affect visuomotor aspects of eye-movement control; and (3) determine whether they can modulate local lexical processing. The results reveal reading as a dynamic, interactive process involving semi-autonomous modules, with top-down influences clearly evident in the eye-movement record.

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Titel: The role of global top-down factors in local eye-movement control in reading
Auteurs: Ralph Radach
Lynn Huestegge
Ronan Reilly
Publicatiedatum: 01-11-2008
Uitgeverij: Springer-Verlag
Gepubliceerd in: Psychological Research / Uitgave 6/2008
Print ISSN: 0340-0727
Elektronisch ISSN: 1430-2772
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-008-0173-3

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