Eye contact avoidance in crowds: A large wearable eye-tracking study

被引:14
作者
Hessels, Roy S. [1 ]
Benjamins, Jeroen S. [1 ,2 ]
Niehorster, Diederick C. [3 ,4 ]
van Doorn, Andrea J. [1 ]
Koenderink, Jan J. [1 ]
Holleman, Gijs A. [1 ]
de Kloe, Yentl J. R. [1 ]
Valtakari, Niilo V. [1 ]
van Hal, Sebas [1 ]
Hooge, Ignace T. C. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Utrecht, Helmholtz Inst, Expt Psychol, Heidelberglaan 1, NL-3584 CS Utrecht, Netherlands
[2] Univ Utrecht, Social Hlth & Org Psychol, Utrecht, Netherlands
[3] Lund Univ, Lund Univ Humanities Lab, Lund, Sweden
[4] Lund Univ, Dept Psychol, Lund, Sweden
关键词
Eye contact; Crowd navigation; Eye tracking; Wearable; Gaze; 3-DIMENSIONAL EYE; GAZE; REAL; HEAD; ALLOCATION; ATTENTION; DIRECTION;
D O I
10.3758/s13414-022-02541-z
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Eye contact is essential for human interactions. We investigated whether humans are able to avoid eye contact while navigating crowds. At a science festival, we fitted 62 participants with a wearable eye tracker and instructed them to walk a route. Half of the participants were further instructed to avoid eye contact. We report that humans can flexibly allocate their gaze while navigating crowds and avoid eye contact primarily by orienting their head and eyes towards the floor. We discuss implications for crowd navigation and gaze behavior. In addition, we address a number of issues encountered in such field studies with regard to data quality, control of the environment, and participant adherence to instructions. We stress that methodological innovation and scientific progress are strongly interrelated.
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页码:2623 / 2640
页数:18
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