Is Gaze Behaviour in a Laboratory Context Similar to That in Real-Life? A Study in Bicyclists

Numerous laboratory-based studies recorded eye movements in participants with varying expertise when watching video projections in the lab. Although research in the lab offers the advantage of internal validity, reliability and ethical considerations, ecological validity is often questionable. Therefore the current study compared visual search in 13 adult cyclists, when cycling a real bicycle path and while watching a film clip of the same road. Dwell time towards five Areas of Interest (AOIs) is analyzed. Dwell time (%) in the lab and real-life was comparable only for the low quality bicycle path. Both in real-life and the lab, gaze is predominantly driven towards the road. Since gaze behavior in the lab and real-life tends to be comparable with increasing task-complexity (road quality), it is concluded that under certain task constraints laboratory experiments making use of video clips might provide valuable information regarding gaze behavior in real-life.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2016.10.010
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369847816304168
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Zeuwts, Linus
  • Vansteenkiste, Pieter
  • Deconinck, Frederik
  • van Maarseveen, Mariette
  • Savelsbergh, Geert
  • Cardon, Greet
  • Lenoir, Matthieu
• Publication Date: 2016-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 131-140
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
  • Volume: 43
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 1369-8478
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13698478

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic data collection systems; Cyclists; Eye movements; Simulation; Visual perception
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01619383
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 21 2016 11:32AM