Just and Carpenter have found that the more difficult the section of a text, the longer readers fixate on the words and sentences.This result is consistent with
A)immediacy assumption
B)the given-new strategy
C)eye-mind assumption
D)cognitive economy assumption

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The result described in the question is consistent with the eye-mind assumption. This assumption states that cognitive processing (i.e. thinking) requires attention, and attention is guided by eye movements. Therefore, the longer readers fixate on difficult words and sentences, the more cognitive processing is happening, and this is in line with the eye-mind assumption. The other options (A, B, and D) are not directly related to this specific result.

Just and Carpenter Have Found That the More Difficult the Section