Children's and adults' processing of anomaly and implausibility during reading: Evidence from eye movements

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 708-723

  Joseph, Holly S S L ^a   Liversedge, Simon P ^b   Blythe, Hazel I ^b   White, Sarah J ^c   Gathercole, Susan E ^d   Rayner, Keith ^e  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; STUDENT; TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMPREHENSION; EYE MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; READING; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 42449091912     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210701400657     Document Type: Article

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