Word frequency and contextual predictability effects in reading: It depends where you’re coming from.
- Hand, Christopher, J. University of Bedfordshire, UK
- Miellet, Sebastien Department of Psychology and Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, University of Glasgow, UK
- O'Donnell, Patrick, J. University of Glasgow, UK
- Sereno, Sara, C. University of Glasgow, UK
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2010
Published in:
- Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. - 2010, vol. 36, no. 5, p. 1294-1313
English
A word’s frequency of occurrence and its predictability from a prior context are key factors determining how long the eyes remain on that word in normal reading. Past reaction-time and eye movement research can be distinguished by whether these variables, when combined, produce interactive or additive results, respectively. Our study addressed possible methodological limitations of prior experiments. Initial results showed additive effects of frequency and predictability. However, we additionally examined launch site (the distance from the pretarget fixation to the target) to index the extent of parafoveal target processing. Analyses revealed both additive and interactive effects on target fixations, with the nature of the interaction depending on the quality of the parafoveal preview. Target landing position and pretarget fixation time were also considered. Results were interpreted in terms of models of language processing and eye movement control. Our findings with respect to parafoveal preview and fixation time constraints aim to help parameterize eye movement behavior
- Faculty
- Faculté des lettres et des sciences humaines
- Department
- Département de Psychologie
- Language
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- English
- Classification
- Psychology
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- License undefined
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- RERO DOC 27175
- DOI 10.1037/a0020363
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/unifr/documents/301943
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