Department of Psychology, University of Kansas, USA.
Psychol Aging. 2012 Mar;27(1):61-6. doi: 10.1037/a0025578. Epub 2011 Oct 17.
Eye tracking has indicated that older and young adults process distracters similarly when reading single sentences. The present study extended this approach by presenting short paragraphs, sentence by sentence. Eye tracking measures included reading times per word, and the duration of the first fixation and total fixations to the distracters and target words. Comprehension was tested following each paragraph, and recognition of distracters and target words was assessed. The results indicated that young adults were able to learn to ignore the distracters as they read through the paragraphs, whereas older adults were less successful at learning to ignore the distracters.
眼动追踪表明，老年人和年轻人在阅读单句时对干扰项的处理方式相似。本研究通过逐句呈现短段落来扩展这种方法。眼动追踪测量包括每个单词的阅读时间，以及对干扰项和目标词的首次注视持续时间和总注视时间。在阅读完每一段后进行理解测试，并评估干扰项和目标词的识别情况。结果表明，年轻人在阅读段落时能够学会忽略干扰项，而老年人则不太能够学会忽略干扰项。
