Incorporation of Prior Knowledge and Habits While Solving Anagrams
Abstract
:Introduction
Methods
Participants
Apparatus
Procedure
Results
Result #1: Habitual Scanning Patterns Strongly Influence the Gaze Sequence
Result #2: The Knowledge of Language Statistics Influences Problem-Solving Behavior
Result #3: The Gaze Patterns on a Suggestive Solution Bigram Do Not Differ Whether the Participant Was Able to Solve the Anagram Puzzle or Not
Discussion
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Murray, J.; Sutter, A.; Lobifaro, A.; Cousens, G.; Kouh, M. Incorporation of Prior Knowledge and Habits While Solving Anagrams. J. Eye Mov. Res. 2022, 15, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.16910/jemr.15.5.5
Murray J, Sutter A, Lobifaro A, Cousens G, Kouh M. Incorporation of Prior Knowledge and Habits While Solving Anagrams. Journal of Eye Movement Research. 2022; 15(5):1-13. https://doi.org/10.16910/jemr.15.5.5
Chicago/Turabian StyleMurray, Jesse, Andrew Sutter, Angelia Lobifaro, Graham Cousens, and Minjoon Kouh. 2022. "Incorporation of Prior Knowledge and Habits While Solving Anagrams" Journal of Eye Movement Research 15, no. 5: 1-13. https://doi.org/10.16910/jemr.15.5.5
APA StyleMurray, J., Sutter, A., Lobifaro, A., Cousens, G., & Kouh, M. (2022). Incorporation of Prior Knowledge and Habits While Solving Anagrams. Journal of Eye Movement Research, 15(5), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.16910/jemr.15.5.5