Assessing Perceptual Load and Cognitive Load by Fixation-Related Information of Eye Movements

Autor: Jung-Chun Liu, Kuei-An Li, Su-Ling Yeh, Shao-Yi Chien
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Sensors, Vol 22, Iss 3, p 1187 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1424-8220
DOI: 10.3390/s22031187
Popis: Assessing mental workload is imperative for avoiding unintended negative consequences in critical situations such as driving and piloting. To evaluate mental workload, measures of eye movements have been adopted, but unequivocal results remain elusive, especially those related to fixation-related parameters. We aimed to resolve the discrepancy of previous results by differentiating two kinds of mental workload (perceptual load and cognitive load) and manipulated them independently using a modified video game. We found opposite effects of the two kinds of mental workload on fixation-related parameters: shorter fixation durations and more fixations when participants played an episode with high (vs. low) perceptual load, and longer fixation durations and fewer fixations when they played an episode with high (vs. low) cognitive load. Such opposite effects were in line with the load theory and demonstrated that fixation-related parameters can be used to index mental workload at different (perceptual and cognitive) stages of mental processing.
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