Viewing eye movements during reading through the lens of chaos theory: How reading is like the weather

Reading Research Quarterly

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 338-358

  Paulson, Eric J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b College of Education Criminal Justice and Human Services ^*  (United States)

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EID: 24944492447     PISSN: 00340553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1598/RRQ.40.3.3     Document Type: Review

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