The span of the effective stimulus during a fixation in reading

1975/11/01 by George W. McConkie, Keith Rayner · 1,272 citations
Computer Science · Medicine · Neuroscience · Psychology · #Artificial intelligence #Audiology #Biology #Cognitive psychology #Communication #Computer science #Eye movement #Fixation (population genetics) #Fixation point #Fixation time #Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology #Gaze-contingency paradigm #Medicine #Neuroscience #Perception #Psychology #Reading and Literacy Development #Saccade #Stimulus (psychology) #Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes #Visual perception

paper · pdf · doi:10.3758/bf03203972

published in Perception & Psychophysics 17(6), 578-586 (Springer Science+Business Media)

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