Language Research Study

In this study, you will read English sentences one word at a time by pressing arrow keys, and you can go forward and backward through each sentence.

Estimated time: 15–20 minutes.

Requirement: desktop or laptop computer with a physical keyboard. This task does not work on mobile or tablet.

Please accept the HIT to begin.

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How It Works

Each sentence starts with all words hidden as dashes:

___ ___ ____ ___ ______ ________

Press → to reveal the next word. Only one word is visible at a time:

The ___ ____ ___ ______ ________

___ cat ____ ___ ______ ________

Press ← to go back and re-read a word you've already seen:

The ___ ____ ___ ______ ________

When you have finished the sentence, press → once more to continue.

Important:

Read each sentence carefully — you may be asked a question about it.
Read at your natural pace. Do not rush.
Do not use the mouse or refresh the page during the experiment.

You will now do 3 practice sentences.

PRACTICE

← previous word → next word

Practice Complete

You are ready to begin the experiment.

The experiment contains sentences. Your progress will be shown at the top.

Remember: read each sentence carefully — there will be occasional comprehension questions.

← previous word → next word

Almost Done!

Please answer a few brief questions, then click Submit to complete the study.

Age

Native language (the language you first learned at home)

English proficiency

Do you have any diagnosed reading or language disorder?

Comments about the experiment (optional)

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