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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience of Reading
  • Phenomenology

Background:

  • The subjective experience of reading remains under-researched.
  • Divergent theories exist regarding conscious reading phenomena.
  • Lack of empirical data on reading phenomenology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate the conscious experiences during reading.
  • Examine the relationship between reading phenomenology and memory.
  • Explore correlations with general cognitive abilities.

Main Methods:

  • Conducted three empirical studies on reading experiences.
  • Collected participant reports on subjective phenomenology.
  • Assessed memory for textual details and cognitive functions.

Main Results:

  • Significant variability in reading experience reports observed.
  • Passage type influenced phenomenology: dialogue increased inner speech, vivid details increased visual imagery.
  • Phenomenological reports weakly correlated with cognitive abilities and memory.

Conclusions:

  • Reading phenomenology is highly individual and context-dependent.
  • Specific text features elicit distinct conscious experiences.
  • Subjective reading experiences are largely independent of general cognitive capacity.