Differentiation of Reasoning Processes Based on Eye Movement Indicators
The goal of this study was to differentiate the processes of reasoning using behavioral and oculomotor parameters on the example of various types of propositional inferences. Two variants of each type of inference (Modus Ponens, Modus Tollens, Modus Tollendo Ponens, Modus Ponendo Tollens) (correct and incorrect or with different types of disjunction) were used. Eye movements were recorded using the SMI Hi-Speed at a registration frequency of 1250 Hz. Statistically significant differences were found in the indicators of the response time, the number and duration of fixations, the number and speed of saccades, as well as the path length, depending on the types and variants of the solved inferences. The obtained data confirm that using eye tracking technology, it is possible to differentiate various types of inference.