Immediate and continuous processing of words in sentence comprehension
Journal
Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society
Journal Volume
22
Journal Issue
1
Pages
19-22
Date Issued
1984
Author(s)
Liu, I.-M.
Abstract
In order to interpret eye-fixation data in reading, it is commonly held that an encountered word is processed as far as possible without its being reprocessed when a following word is encountered. Contrary to this assumption, this study found that, when a sentence-sentence verification task is used, a previous word receives further processing when a following word is encountered. This finding, however, by no means contradicts eye-fixation data obtained previously, because such data have relied on statistical averages and have not asked the question of how a particular word is processed in a particular position of a sentence. © 1984, The Psychonomic Society, Inc.. All rights reserved.
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Type
journal article