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Ep. 162: Is Speed Reading a Hoax?

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The Perceptual Spread

This method of batching the processing and comprehension, as we've always said from day one, is only possible by learning advanced memory techniques to overcome the limits of short-term memory. Next, we have another claim that I completely agree with. When a word falls within the perceptual span, it can be perceived but not necessarily fully identified. This is important because it is inconsistent with the speed reading claim that someone can read an entire page at once. We also point out that readers do not access any information from the lines above or below the line currently being read.

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