Abstract
We explore two aspects of exovergence: we test whether smaller binocular fixation disparities accompany the shorter saccades and longer fixations observed in reading Chinese, and we test whether potentially advantageous psychophysical effects of exovergence transfer to text reading. We report differential exovergence in reading Chinese and English: Chinese readers begin fixations with more binocular disparity, but end fixations with a disparity closely similar to that of the English readers. We conclude that greater fixation-initial binocular disparity can be adaptive in the reading of visually and cognitively denser text.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 324-332 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology |
Volume | 71 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 1 Jan 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Chinese
- English
- Eye movements
- Fixations
- Reading
- Vergence
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physiology
- Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- General Psychology
- Physiology (medical)