Eye Movements in Reading

ContributorsPrefaceI Eye Movements and Psychophysical Processes 1 Sensory Masking, Persistence, and Enhancement in Visual Exploration and Reading I. Introduction II. Sustained and Transient Channels: Their Roles in Visual Masking, Persistence, and Saccadic Suppression III. Saccades and Extraretinal Signals IV. Consequences for Visual Search and Reading V. A Brief Look at Application References 2 Retinal Image Size and the Perceptual Span in Reading I. Introduction II. Tinker's Research III. Viewing Distance IV. Conclusion References 3 The Temporal Characteristics of Visual Information Extraction during Reading I. Introduction II. The Extraction of Information during Saccades in Reading III. When during a Fixation is Visual Information Acquired? IV. is Information Extracted after the next Movement Has Been Programmed? V. is Information Extracted Within the Initial Portion of the Fixation? VI. is the Information That is Extracted on the Current Fixation Immediately Influencing Language Processing? VII. Do Display Changes during Fixations Cause Disruptions? VIII. Conclusions References 4 Locations and Contents I. Introduction II. Two Views of Performance III. Skills and Glances IV. Segments and Inferences ReferencesII Eye Movements and Perceptual Processes 5 Eye Movements and Perception during Reading I. Introduction II. Control of Eye Movements III. Perception during a Fixation in Reading IV. Perception across Successive Fixations V. Obtaining Information about Mental Processes from Eye Movement Data VI. Concluding Comments References 6 The Perceptual Span and Eye Movement Control during Reading I. Introduction II. The Perceptual Span III. Timing Constraints and Programming Eye Movements IV. Process Monitoring in Reading References 7 Elementary Perceptual and Eye Movement Control Processes in Reading I. Introduction II. The Visibility of Letters: Implications for Eye Movements III. Distributed Processing in Ocular Scanning IV. Conclusion References 8 Perceptual Factors in Reading I. Introduction II. The Perceptual Spans in Reading III. Integration of Information across Fixations IV. Concluding Comments ReferencesIII Eye Movements and Context Effects 9 Eye Movements and Context Effects during Reading of Extended Discourse I. Introduction II. Comprehension and Eye Movements III. Situational Contexts IV. Conceptual Context V. Implications References 10 Attentional Strategies during the Reading of Short Stories I. Introduction II. The Role of Content and Structure III. The Allocation of Mental Effort Depending on the Availability of Story Frames IV. The Measurement of Resource Allocation (Attention) V. Conclusion References 11 Contextual Influences on Eye Movements in Reading I. Introduction II. Word Identification versus Word Interpretation III. Contextual Influences on Visual Feature Analysis IV. Evidence from Studies of Eye Movements References 12 Context, Form, and Interaction I. Introduction II. The Extent of Context Effects III. Context and Individual Differences IV. The Substance of Interaction ReferencesIV Eye Movements and Language Processes I 13 Processing Sentence Structure I. Introduction II. The Case for Structural Processing III. The Eye Movement Recording Technique IV.