The Experimental Study of Reading
The Experimental Study of Reading
M. D. Vernon
January 2015
Paperback
9781107455788
£35.00
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Originally published in 1931, this book presents a history of 'any experimental work … which throws some light upon the psychology of reading'. Vernon includes experiments on the subject of eye movement and visual perception, as well as investigations into the influence of typographical factors on the ease and speed of reading. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the psychological and physiological phenomena pertaining to reading.
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January 2015Paperback
9781107455788
208 pages
198 × 129 × 11 mm
0.21kg
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Methods of observing and recording eye movements
- 2. Types of eye movement
- 3. Sensations of eye movement
- 4. Eye movements in reading
- 5. Visual perception in reading
- 6. The visual perception and reading of children
- 7. Typographical factors
- Conclusion
- References
- Index.
