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Are there two populations of refixations in the reading of long words?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2004

Karine Doré-Mazars*
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Psychologie Expérimentale, UMR 8581 CNRS Université René DescartesParis 5, Francehttp://d.vergilinoperez.free.fr
Dorine Vergilino-Perez*
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Psychologie Expérimentale, UMR 8581 CNRS Université René DescartesParis 5, Francehttp://d.vergilinoperez.free.fr
Thérèse Collins
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Psychologie Expérimentale, UMR 8581 CNRS Université René DescartesParis 5, Francehttp://d.vergilinoperez.free.fr
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Abstract:

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This commentary focuses on the limitations of the E-Z Reader model in its attempt to explain refixation saccades in reading. Listing factors that influence probability of refixating leads the model to assume two sorts of refixations. However, taking into account data on the metrics of refixation saccades allows us to propose an alternative explanation for empirical observations reported in the literature.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2003