Abstract
The two core assumptions of the E-Z Reader model of eye-movement control during reading are that: (1) a preliminary stage of lexical access (i.e., the familiarity check) triggers the initiation of a saccadic program to move the eyes from one word to the next; and (2) attention is allocated serially, to one word at a time. This paper provides an overview of the model, some of the research that motivated its assumptions, and the various reading-related phenomena that the model can account for. This paper also summarizes how the model has been and is currently being used to guide empirical research.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4-22 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Cognitive Systems Research |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2006 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- attention
- computational model
- E-Z Reader
- eye-movement control
- lexical access
- reading
- saccades