Prediction as a basis for skilled reading: insights from modern language models.
Prediction as a basis for skilled reading: insights from modern language models.
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10.1098/rsos.211837
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2022-06
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3.5
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Reading is not an inborn human capability, and yet, English-speaking adults read with impressive speed. This study considered how predictions of upcoming words impact on this skilled behaviour. We used a powerful language model (GPT-2) to derive predictions of upcoming words in text passages. These predictions were highly accurate and showed a tight relationship to fine-grained aspects of eye-movement behaviour when adults read those same passages, including whether to skip the next word and how long to spend on it. Strong predictions that were incorrect resulted in a prediction error cost on fixation durations. Our findings suggest that predictions for upcoming words can be made based on the analysis of text statistics and that these predictions guide how our eyes interrogate text at very short timescales. These findings open new perspectives on reading and language comprehension and illustrate the capability of modern language models to inform understanding of human language processing.
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影响因子:
7.7
作者:
Nieuwland MS;Politzer-Ahles S;Heyselaar E;Segaert K;Darley E;Kazanina N;Von Grebmer Zu Wolfsthurn S;Bartolozzi F;Kogan V;Ito A;Mézière D;Barr DJ;Rousselet GA;Ferguson HJ;Busch-Moreno S;Fu X;Tuomainen J;Kulakova E;Husband EM;Donaldson DI;Kohút Z;Rueschemeyer SA;Huettig F
通讯作者:
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影响因子:
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作者:
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HILLYARD, SA
DOI:
10.1037/0096-1523.30.4.720
发表时间:
2004-08-01
影响因子:
2.1
作者:
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通讯作者:
Reichle, ED
影响因子:
2.3
作者:
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通讯作者:
Mani, Nivedita
DOI:
10.1146/annurev-linguistics-032020-051035
发表时间:
2021-01-01
期刊:
ANNUAL REVIEW OF LINGUISTICS, VOL 7
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作者:
Linzen, Tal;Baroni, Marco
通讯作者:
Baroni, Marco