Abstract
In this study, we demonstrate the effects of anxiety and cognitive load on eye movement planning in an instrument flight task adhering to a single-sensor-single-indicator data visualisation design philosophy. The task was performed in neutral and anxiety conditions, while a low or high cognitive load, auditory n-back task was also performed. Cognitive load led to a reduction in the number of transitions between instruments, and impaired task performance. Changes in self-reported anxiety between the neutral and anxiety conditions positively correlated with changes in the randomness of eye movements between instruments, but only when cognitive load was high.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Eye Movement Research |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- anxiety
- attention
- cognitive load
- entropy
- eye tracking
- heart rate
- instruments
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology
- Sensory Systems