Why does preview benefit during reading diminish when surrounding text is highly predictable?

💡 Explanation

High predictability reduces the cognitive effort needed to process upcoming words because prediction error reduces the incentive to engage in detailed parafoveal processing, therefore preview benefit decreases as the reader relies more on top-down prediction rather than bottom-up perception.

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