The span of the effective stimulus during a fixation in reading
@article{McConkie1975TheSO,
title={The span of the effective stimulus during a fixation in reading},
author={George W. McConkie and Keith Rayner},
journal={Perception \& Psychophysics},
year={1975},
volume={17},
pages={578-586}
}A computer-based eye-movement controlled, display system was developed for the study of perceptual processes in reading. A study was conducted to identify the region from which skilled readers pick up various types of visual information during a fixation while reading. This study involved making display changes, based on eye position, in the text pattern as the subject was in the act of reading from it, and then examining the effects these changes produced on eye behavior. The results indicated…
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