Parafoveal processing in reading: Manipulating n + 1 and n + 2 previews simultaneously

Authors: Angele, B., Slattery, T.J., Yang, J., Kliegl, R. and Rayner, K.

Journal: Visual Cognition

Volume: 16

Issue: 6

Pages: 697-707

eISSN: 1464-0716

ISSN: 1350-6285

DOI: 10.1080/13506280802009704

Abstract:

The boundary paradigm (Rayner, 1975) with a novel preview manipulation was used to examine the extent of parafoveal processing of words to the right of fixation. Words n + 1 and n + 2 had either correct or incorrect previews prior to fixation (prior to crossing the boundary location). In addition, the manipulation utilized either a high or low frequency word in word n + 1 location on the assumption that it would be more likely that n + 2 preview effects could be obtained when word n + 1 was high frequency. The primary findings were that there was no evidence for a preview benefit for word n + 2 and no evidence for parafoveal-on-foveal effects when word n + 1 is at least four letters long. We discuss implications for models of eye-movement control in reading.

Source: Scopus

Preferred by: Bernhard Angele