The findings of Thomason, Arbuckle, and Cady interpreted as disproving the eye-movement hypothesis are based on a misunderstanding of the neuro-linguistic programming model. Their finding of consistent patterns tends to support the hypothesis that eye movements reflect internal processes regardless of specific stimuli.
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