TY  - JOUR
A1  - Seelig, Stefan A.
A1  - Rabe, Maximilian Michael
A1  - Malem-Shinitski, Noa
A1  - Risse, Sarah
A1  - Reich, Sebastian
A1  - Engbert, Ralf
T1  - Bayesian parameter estimation for the SWIFT model of eye-movement control during reading
JF  - Journal of mathematical psychology
N2  - Process-oriented theories of cognition must be evaluated against time-ordered observations. Here we present a representative example for data assimilation of the SWIFT model, a dynamical model of the control of fixation positions and fixation durations during natural reading of single sentences. First, we develop and test an approximate likelihood function of the model, which is a combination of a spatial, pseudo-marginal likelihood and a temporal likelihood obtained by probability density approximation Second, we implement a Bayesian approach to parameter inference using an adaptive Markov chain Monte Carlo procedure. Our results indicate that model parameters can be estimated reliably for individual subjects. We conclude that approximative Bayesian inference represents a considerable step forward for computational models of eye-movement control, where modeling of individual data on the basis of process-based dynamic models has not been possible so far.
KW  - dynamical models
KW  - reading
KW  - eye movements
KW  - saccades
KW  - likelihood function
KW  - Bayesian inference
KW  - MCMC
KW  - interindividual differences
Y1  - 2020
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmp.2019.102313
SN  - 0022-2496
SN  - 1096-0880
VL  - 95
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - San Diego
ER  -