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A dynamic adjustment model of saccade lengths in reading for word-spaced orthographies: evidence from simulations and invisible boundary experiments.

Hautala, J., Hawelka, S., Loberg, O. and Leppänen, P.H.T., 2021. A dynamic adjustment model of saccade lengths in reading for word-spaced orthographies: evidence from simulations and invisible boundary experiments. Journal of Cognitive Psychology.

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DOI: 10.1080/20445911.2021.2011895

Abstract

Contemporary models of eye movement control in reading assume a discrete target word selection process preceding saccade length computation, while the selection itself is assumed to be driven by word identification processes. However, a potentially more parsimonious, dynamic adjustment view allows both next word length and its content (e.g. orthographic) to modulate saccade length in a continuous manner. Based on a recently proposed center-based saccade length account (a new regression model of forward saccade length is introduced and validated in a simulation study. Further, additional simulations and gaze-contingent invisible boundary experiments were used to study the cognitive mechanisms underlying skipping. Overall, the results support the plausibility of dynamic adjustment of saccade length in word-spaced orthographies. In the future, the present regression formula-based computational model will allow a straightforward implementation of influences of current and next word content (visual, orthographic, or contextual) on saccade length computation.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:2044-5911
Uncontrolled Keywords:Eye movement control, computational modeling, reading, word length, saccade length
Group:Faculty of Science & Technology
ID Code:36456
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:05 Jan 2022 16:52
Last Modified:14 Mar 2022 14:31

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