Eye-movements produce discriminative stimuli for reading. The objective of the present study was to analyze the eye movements of two participants during anagram reading and to identify the verbal behavior involved in it. The task consisted of vocalizing a word composed of five letters. In Phase 1, the letters formed only one possible word when observed in a specific spatial sequence. In Phase 2, the letters formed two or more words via different sequences. In Phase 2, despite the fact that multiple words could be read, the vocalized ones were those formed by the same sequence reinforced in the previous phase. Based on the eye movements, vocalizations were analyzed using the concepts of textual, self-correction and intraverbal behavior.
eye movements; textual behavior; intraverbal behavior; reading; humans
