Which of the Following Empirical Findings Is NOT Predicted by the E-Z

question 2

Multiple Choice

Which of the following empirical findings is NOT predicted by the E-Z Reader model of reading?

• A) The fixation time on a word is longer if it is preceded by a rare word
• B) Eye fixations at the centre of words are longer than those at either end
• C) The effects of frequency
• D) The effects of predictability
• E) Cost of skipping

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Definitions:

Subway Waiting

The period of time passengers wait for a subway train to arrive at a station.

Normal Distribution

A probability distribution that is evenly balanced around the mean, indicating that values close to the mean occur more frequently than values that are distant from the mean.

Standard Deviation

An indicator of the spread or distribution of a group of numbers, showing the degree to which these numbers vary from the average.

Uniform Distribution

A type of probability distribution in which all outcomes are equally likely over a given interval.