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Basic assumptions concerning eye-movement control during reading

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2004

George W. McConkie  and
Shun-Nan Yang
George W. McConkie*
Affiliation:
Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL61801
Shun-Nan Yang*
Affiliation:
Brain Science Institute, Riken, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
*
[email protected]
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Abstract:

Reichle et al. specify two assumptions as being basic to E-Z Reader: Words are sequentially attended during fixations, and saccades are triggered by a cognitive event. We point out that there is little evidence for the first assumption and counterevidence for the second. Also, the labile/nonlabile stage distinction in saccade preparation seems to be contrary to current evidence. An alternative explanation of saccade onset times in reading assumes that saccades are strategically generated, independent of language processing, but are delayed on a probabilistic basis by processing difficulties.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 26 , Issue 4 , August 2003 , pp. 493 - 494
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2003

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