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    Background:

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    • Existing research suggests natural eye movements, including saccades, fixations, and regressions, are vital for reading comprehension.
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    • To analyze how different RSVP speeds influence verbatim and inferential comprehension.

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    • Main Results:

    • Working memory capacity did not significantly predict comprehension scores.
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    Conclusions:

    • Eliminating natural eye movements via RSVP may hinder reading comprehension.
    • Static reading methods appear more effective for overall text comprehension than RSVP.
    • The effectiveness of RSVP for comprehension depends on the specific reading speed and the type of comprehension assessed (verbatim vs. inferential).