Eye movements in reading and information processing: 20 years of research.

K Rayner - Psychological bulletin, 1998 - psycnet.apa.org
Psychological bulletin, 1998psycnet.apa.org
Recent studies of eye movements in reading and other information processing tasks, such
as music reading, typing, visual search, and scene perception, are reviewed. The major
emphasis of the review is on reading as a specific example of cognitive processing. Basic
topics discussed with respect to reading are (a) the characteristics of eye movements,(b) the
perceptual span,(c) integration of information across saccades,(d) eye movement control,
and (e) individual differences (including dyslexia). Similar topics are discussed with respect …
Abstract
Recent studies of eye movements in reading and other information processing tasks, such as music reading, typing, visual search, and scene perception, are reviewed. The major emphasis of the review is on reading as a specific example of cognitive processing. Basic topics discussed with respect to reading are (a) the characteristics of eye movements,(b) the perceptual span,(c) integration of information across saccades,(d) eye movement control, and (e) individual differences (including dyslexia). Similar topics are discussed with respect to the other tasks examined. The basic theme of the review is that eye movement data reflect moment-to-moment cognitive processes in the various tasks examined. Theoretical and practical considerations concerning the use of eye movement data are also discussed.(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
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