If an experienced proofreader reads a document with inconsistent terminology, which consequence most likely follows regarding their eye movements?

💡 Explanation

Eye-movement regressions increase when encountering unexpected words because the reader's prediction about the upcoming text is violated, triggering a re-examination. This prediction relies on contextual predictability. Therefore, regressions increase, rather than gaze duration becoming uniformly shorter because inconsistent terminology disrupts the reader's established contextual expectations.

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