Why Do Some People Have Trouble Reading While in a Moving

question 23

Multiple Choice

Why do some people have trouble reading while in a moving vehicle?

• A) The vestibulo-ocular reflex does not work in a moving vehicle.
• B) The muscles that move the eye do not stabilize the eye enough, even when the head is moving just a little.
• C) A moving vehicle is too dynamic for the vestibule-ocular reflex to adapt to.
• D) Utricle activity overrides the vestibule-ocular reflex.
• E) Conscious visual fixation on a stationary object (e.g., printed material) does not invoke the vestibulo-ocular reflex.

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