In an online reading task, poor readers tend to return to previous words that they have already read to a much greater extent than better readers do. Just & Carpenter (1980, 1987, 1992) refer to this "return" as __________
a. foveation fixation
b. regressive movements
c. saccadic return
d. functional processing
Answer: b
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The Nazi tyranny in Europe in the 1930s resulted in
a. the murder of Sigmund Freud, who was Jewish. b. many European psychiatrists and psychologists moving to the U. S. c. heightened interest in psychoanalysis in the U. S. d. more than one of the above
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a. 2 to 4 c. 16 to 24 b. 4 to 6 d. 36 to 48