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Eye-hand span and coding of text during copytyping.

A W Inhoff1, D Briihl, G Bohemier

  • 1SUNY-Center Binghamton, State University of New York, New York 13902-6000.

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition
|March 1, 1992
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Typists

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive psychology
  • Human-computer interaction
  • Typing behavior analysis

Background:

  • Understanding eye-hand coordination is crucial for optimizing typing efficiency.
  • Previous research has explored the relationship between visual processing and manual actions during typing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if eye-hand coordination in typing is guided by lexical word representations.
  • To determine if typists visually scan beyond the currently fixated word.
  • To test the hypothesis of a fixed 1-second eye-hand lag during copytyping.

Main Methods:

  • Concurrent oculomotor and manual activity recording during copytyping.
  • Manipulation of text characteristics (word frequency, length) and viewing conditions (window size).

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  • Analysis of eye-hand span and its relation to text properties and visual scope.

    • Main Results:

    • Eye-hand coordination was influenced by word frequency, supporting lexical control.
    • Typists actively seek visual information beyond the currently fixated word.
    • No evidence was found for a consistent 1-second eye-hand lag.

    Conclusions:

    • Eye-hand coordination during typing is modulated by lexical processing of text.
    • Typing involves proactive visual search strategies extending beyond immediate word boundaries.
    • The 1-second eye-hand lag hypothesis is not supported by this study.