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Comment
. 2012 Oct;35(5):297-8.
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X12000325. Epub 2012 Aug 29.

Theories of reading should predict reading speed

Denis G Pelli  1 , Susana T L Chung, Gordon E Legge
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Comment

Theories of reading should predict reading speed

Denis G Pelli et al. Behav Brain Sci. 2012 Oct.

Abstract

Reading speed matters in most real-world contexts, and it is a robust and easy aspect of reading to measure. Theories of reading should account for speed.

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