The effects of frequency and predictability on eye fixations in reading: An evaluation of the E-Z reader model

Authors

Laurent Sparrow, Universite Charles de Gaulle Lille 3
Sebastien R. Miellet, University of WollongongFollow
Yann Coello, Universite Charles de Gaulle Lille 3

RIS ID

113226

Publication Details

Sparrow, L., Miellet, S. & Coello, Y. (2003). The effects of frequency and predictability on eye fixations in reading: An evaluation of the E-Z reader model. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 26 (4), 503-505.

Abstract

We tested whether the E-Z Reader model can be generalised to the French language. The simulation showed that the model can account for the frequency effect. The predictability effect is moreover accurate for word skipping, but not for fixation times. We think that this model is psychologically plausible for certain aspects of reading and we have used it to evaluate the performance of dyslexic readers.