Eye Movement Control in Reading: The Role of Word Boundaries.

Pollatsek, Alexander; Rayner, Keith

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Publication Date: 1982-Dec

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Eye Movement Control in Reading: The Role of Word Boundaries.

Pollatsek, Alexander; Rayner, Keith

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, v8 n6 p817-33 Dec 1982

The functions of spaces between words in adult reading of text were investigated in three experiments. Results were consistent with a two-process theory in which filling parafoveal spaces disrupts guidance of the next eye movement and filling foveal spaces disrupts processing of the fixated word as well. (Author/RD)

Descriptors: Adults, Eye Fixations, Eye Movements, Reading Processes, Reading Rate, Reading Research, Visual Discrimination, Visual Perception, Visual Stimuli

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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