@misc{cogprints3422, editor = {Prof. G. Underwood}, title = {Word skipping: Implications for theories of eye movement control in reading}, author = {Dr. Marc Brysbaert and Dr. Francoise Vitu}, publisher = {Elsevier}, year = {1998}, pages = {125--147}, journal = {Eye guidance in reading and scene perception}, keywords = {eye movements, reading, skipping}, url = {http://cogprints.org/3422/}, abstract = {This chapter provides a meta-analysis of the factors that govern word skipping in reading. It is concluded that the primary predictor is the length of the word to be skipped. A much smaller effect is due to the processing ease of the word (e.g., the frequency of the word and its predictability in the sentence).} }