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Eye movements in reading and information processing (1978)
| Venue: | Psychological Bulletin |
| Citations: | 100 - 7 self |
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@ARTICLE{Rayner78eyemovements,
author = {Keith Rayner},
title = {Eye movements in reading and information processing},
journal = {Psychological Bulletin},
year = {1978},
pages = {618--660}
}
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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. Many studies using eye movements to investigate cognitive processes have appeared over the past 20 years. In an earlier review, I (Rayner, 1978b) argued that since the mid-1970s we have been in a third era of eye movement research and that the success of research in the current era would depend on the ingenuity of researchers in designing interesting and informative
Keyphrases
eye movement information processing eye movement data music reading eye movement control basic topic current era basic theme many study eye movement research various task perceptual span cognitive processing visual search individual difference scene perception moment-to-moment cognitive process recent study major emphasis practical consideration cognitive process third era specific example similar topic information processing task
