<P> Most studies looking at the word frequency effect use eye tracking data . When words have a higher frequency , readers fixate on them for shorter amounts of time . In one study , participants ' eye movements were recorded as they scanned single sentence stimuli for topic relevant words . Researchers used an Eyelink eye tracker to record the movements of the participants ' eyes . Reading times were found to be longer when focusing for comprehension due to increased average fixation durations . Results showed that reading for comprehension rather than scanning for certain words took longer fixations on the text . </P>
<P> Most studies looking at the word frequency effect use eye tracking data . When words have a higher frequency , readers fixate on them for shorter amounts of time . In one study , participants ' eye movements were recorded as they scanned single sentence stimuli for topic relevant words . Researchers used an Eyelink eye tracker to record the movements of the participants ' eyes . Reading times were found to be longer when focusing for comprehension due to increased average fixation durations . Results showed that reading for comprehension rather than scanning for certain words took longer fixations on the text . </P>
a fairly common way to test for the word frequency effect is to
a fairly common way to test for the word frequency effect is to
record the movements of the participants ' eyes
record the movements of the participants ' eyes