In an eye movement study, Rayner and coworkers had participants read sentences that contained either a high- or low- frequency target word.For example, the sentence "Sam wore the horrid coat though his ____ girlfriend complained," contained either the target word "pretty" or "demure." Results showed the participants' _____ was shorter for the target word _____.
A) eye movement; pretty
B) eye movement; demure
C) fixation; pretty
D) fixation; demure

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The study used eye tracking to measure fixation duration, not overall eye movements. The target word "pretty" was the high-frequency word, so participants' fixation duration (the amount of time they looked at that word) was shorter for "pretty" compared to the low-frequency word "demure."

In an Eye Movement Study, Rayner and Coworkers Had Participants