Table 1 The t-test results of eye movement indicators.
Eye Movement Indicators | Metaphor | Non-metaphor | t | p | Cohen’s d | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | SD | M | SD | ||||
Number of fixations | 15.80 | 3.89 | 6.17 | 2.61 | 16.534*** | 0.000 | 2.91 |
Mean fixation duration | 4.32 | 0.87 | 3.69 | 1.18 | 3.331** | 0.002 | 0.61 |
Regression count | 3.51 | 0.90 | 2.42 | 0.98 | 5.801*** | 0.000 | 1.16 |
Pupil diameter | 3.69 | 1.02 | 3.34 | 0.62 | 2.121* | 0.039 | 0.52 |