Inferred Goals in Narratives: Evidence From Self-Paced Reading, Recall, and Eye Movements

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-9

  Poynor, David V ^a   Morris, Robin K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EYE FIXATION; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; READING; TIME;

EYE MOVEMENTS; FIXATION, OCULAR; GOALS; HUMANS; READING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 85047687123     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.29.1.3     Document Type: Article

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