= Michael J. Spivey-Knowlton
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= Michael Spivey
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<Michael J. Spivey-Knowlton>, who publishes as <Michael Spivey>, studies interactions among <language>, vision and action. His curriculum vitae links the earlier publication name to his later work, and the University of California, Merced describes his use of both <eye tracking> and <mouse tracking> to investigate ongoing interpretation.<Curriculum Vitae by Michael Spivey>[publication list, earlier Spivey-Knowlton and later Spivey bylines]{ref}<Michael Spivey at UC Merced>[Bio, eye movements and streaming mouse coordinates]{ref}
Recording a continuous pointing trajectory supplies evidence that a final button choice loses. In an illustrative task, two trials could end at the same correct target while one movement initially curves toward a competitor. Comparing the trajectories then raises a testable question about competing interpretations. The movement remains an indirect behavioral measure: motor demands and display geometry must also be considered. His work connects such measurements with computational explanations of how multiple information sources contribute during <sentence comprehension>.
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