The distribution of fixation durations during reading: Effects of stimulus quality

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 603-617

  White, Sarah J ^a   Staub, Adrian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Degradation; Ex Gaussian; Eye movements; Fixation durations; Reading; Sentences; Stimulus quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; EYE FIXATION; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; OCULOGRAPHY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; READING; TIME; VISION;

COMPREHENSION; EYE MOVEMENT MEASUREMENTS; EYE MOVEMENTS; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; READING; TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84867373603     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025338     Document Type: Article

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