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Individual differences in working memory during reading with and without parafoveal information: a moving-window study.
Full Abstract
We examined individual differences in working memory appearing in the effective visual field size while reading Japanese text. Working memory capacity was measured by a Japanese reading span test, and the subjects were divided into high- and low-score groups. Reading performance was measured by reading time, comprehension, and eye movements using a variable moving window through which the subject could read areas of the Japanese text. As the window size decreased, the reading time increased significantly. High-span subjects showed better performance in reading time, comprehension, and fixation duration than low-span subjects even in small visual fields. Interestingly, high-span subjects appear to show better information integration during reading, whereas low-span subjects showed less integration without parafoveal vision. These findings suggest that reading performance was better for subjects with larger working memory resources in a parafoveal restriction condition.
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Author information
Author/s: Osaka, Naoyuki (N); Osaka, Mariko (M);
Affiliation: Department of Psychology, Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606, Japan. osaka(-atsign-)psy.bun.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal: The American journal of psychology (Am J Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-; vol 115 (issue 4) : pp 501-13
Dates: Created 2003/01/08; Completed 2003/04/04; Revised 2006/11/15;
PMID: 12516526, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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