ERIC Number: EJ934636
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Publication Date: 2011-Aug
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Parafoveal Preview during Reading: Effects of Sentence Position
White, Sarah J.; Warren, Tessa; Reichle, Erik D.
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, v37 n4 p1221-1238 Aug 2011
Two experiments examined parafoveal preview for words located in the middle of sentences and at sentence boundaries. Parafoveal processing was shown to occur for words at sentence-initial, mid-sentence, and sentence-final positions. Both Experiments 1 and 2 showed reduced effects of preview on regressions out for sentence-initial words. In addition, Experiment 2 showed reduced preview effects on first-pass reading times for sentence-initial words. These effects of sentence position on preview could result from either reduced parafoveal processing for sentence-initial words or other processes specific to word reading at sentence boundaries. In addition to the effects of preview, the experiments also demonstrate variability in the effects of sentence wrap-up on different reading measures, indicating that the presence and time course of wrap-up effects may be modulated by text-specific factors. We also report simulations of Experiment 2 using version 10 of E-Z Reader (Reichle, Warren, & McConnell, 2009), designed to explore the possible mechanisms underlying parafoveal preview at sentence boundaries. (Contains 8 footnotes, 4 tables, and 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Reading Processes, Vision, Visual Acuity, Reader Text Relationship, Eye Movements, Sentence Structure, Sentences, Word Order, Foreign Countries, College Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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