southampton

Project overview

In this research line we use eye movement during reading to examine language processing.

Staff

Lead researchers

Professor Denis Drieghe

Professor of Experimental Psychology

Research interests

My research can be situated in the field of eye movements during reading.
One of my main research lines has been related to parafoveal processing: How accurate is parafoveal processing, and how does it influence the decision whether to skip the next word or not; How does it relate to foveal processing (i.e. simultaneous or only after foveal processing has been concluded). Additionally, my research has examined reading in multiple languages (English, Dutch, Finnish, Chinese, Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese), and has directly compared reading in different languages both between native speakers and within bilinguals. Recent projects involved looking at task effects during reading (e.g. reading for comprehension versus skimming) and individual differences in reading (e.g. spelling skills and reading ability).
Besides these topics, I'm also interested in a wide range of phenomena, all dealing with either eye movements in reading or the processing of words in general.

Connect with Denis

Email: [email protected]

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Centre for Perception and Cognition (CPC)

We investigate cognitive psychology and human perception processes through vision, touch and sound. Our research explores high-level functions, including learning, memory, metacognition and reading.

Research outputs

The effect of visual complexity and word frequency on eye movements during Chinese reading

Simon P. Liversedge, Chuanli Zang, Manman Zhang, Xuejun Bai, Guoli Yan & Denis Drieghe, 2014, Visual Cognition, 22(3-4), 441-457

DOI: 10.1080/13506285.2014.889260

Type: article

Using interrupted visual displays to explore the capacity, time course and format of fixation plans during visual search

Hayward J. Godwin, Valerie Benson & Denis Drieghe, 2013, Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance, 39(6), 1700-1712

DOI: 10.1037/a0032287

Type: article

Using E-Z Reader to examine the concurrent development of eye-movement control and reading skill

Erik D. Reichle, Simon P. Liversedge, Denis Drieghe, Hazel I. Blythe, Holly S.S.L Joseph, Sarah S.J. White & Keith Rayner, 2013, Developmental Review, 33(2), 110-149

DOI: 10.1016/j.dr.2013.03.001

Type: article

On measuring the impact of hyperlinks on reading

Gemma Fitzsimmons, Mark J. Weal & Denis Drieghe, 2013

DOI: 10.1145/2464464.2464501

Type: conference

How fast can predictability influence word skipping during reading?

Gemma Fitzsimmons & Denis Drieghe, 2013, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition, 39(4), 1054-1063

DOI: 10.1037/a0030909

Type: article