| Description |
Previous research has demonstrated that readers' eye movement patterns vary as a function of their reading speed (i.e., fast vs. slow readers) and reading skill (i.e., skilled vs. less skilled readers). It has been found that when readers encounter inconsistent information in texts, this results in slowdowns in reading and increased rereading of the inconsistent information. However, it is not clear whether inconsistencies in text will be processed differently as a function of reading speed and reading skill. The present study used eye-tracking measures of reading to examine the relationship between reading speed and reading skill on processes that underlie higher-level comprehension (such as those underlying the inconsistency effect). Participants read passages containing inconsistencies while their eye movements were recorded. The present study demonstrated that skilled readers were able to integrate incoming information with previously-presented information and general world knowledge, and that these effects tend to appear in later-occurring measures of processing on the target word. However, there appears to be no impact of reading speed on the processes that underlie higher-level comprehension during reading. |
