TOWARD A MODEL OF EYE-MOVEMENT CONTROL IN READING

The authors present several versions of a general model, titled the E- Z Reader model, of eye movement control in reading. The major goal of the modeling is to relate cognitive processing (specifically aspects o f lexical access) to eye movements in reading. The earliest and simple st versions of the model (E-Z Readers 1 and 2) merely attempt to expla in the total time spent on a word before moving forward (the gaze dura tion) and the probability of fixating a word; later versions (E-Z Rend ers 3-5) also attempt to explain the durations of individual fixations on individual words and the number of fixations on individual words. The final version (E-Z Render 5) appears to be psychologically plausib le and gives a good account of many phenomena in reading. It is also a good tool for analyzing eye movement data in reading. Limitations of the model and directions for future research are also discussed.