1. Covert Attention, Temperament, and Looking: A Novel Approach to Studying Attention in the Social World.
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Collings, Raymond D. and Eaton, Leslie G.
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SOCIAL sciences education ,TEMPERAMENT ,VIDEO recording ,WALKING tours ,INDIVIDUAL differences - Abstract
The current study examines relations between individual differences in attention measured in laboratory and real-world settings. In-laboratory computer-based assessments of orienting, phasic alertness, and executive attention as well as self-report measures of temperament and attention-related problems were administered to 111 undergraduate participants. Participants later completed a walking tour of a multistory building while wearing video recording glasses. The recordings were subsequently coded for orientation and capture of overt attention. Overt attention was correlated with attention-related traits only in high-demand walking conditions (stairways). Our findings suggest that individual differences should be a more important consideration in attention research. The novel methodology piloted here may be especially practical for studying overt attention in social settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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