I hate going grocery shopping, so when I go to the supermarket, I usually have a shopping list and try to quickly find what I want in the sea of grocery objects on each aisle to finish as soon as possible. I guess I’ve got better at this over the years, but I still don’t […]
In reality shows like American Idol or RuPaul’s Drag Race, contestants compete for the chance to become the next big star. The judges on these shows want to pick a winner who they believe will have long-term success. One way the judges might choose a winner is through similarity-based processing, where they compare contestants to […]
When I’m trying to focus on reading scientific articles, my eyes keep drifting to my phone beside me—even when it’s face-down, on silent. No notifications, no vibrations, nothing calling for my attention … yet, I still look. Once I stash it in a desk drawer and it is out of sight, I can successfully focus […]
Audio Intro Kosovicheva: You’re listening to All Things Cognition, a Psychonomic Society podcast. Now, here is your host, Laura Mickes. Intro to the interview with Professor Nicky Clayton Mickes: Nicky Clayton (pictured below) is a Professor of Comparative Cognition in the Department of Psychology at Cambridge University, and a Fellow of Clare College. She was elected […]
Visual perspective taking (VPT) refers to the ability to comprehend what another person can see from their viewpoint. It’s a skill we first develop when we master the art of “hide and seek.” When finding the best hiding spot, children need to consider where they will be least likely to be seen. They need to […]
When you strum a guitar or press a piano key, can you name the exact note you hear? For most people, the answer is a resounding no. Most people need a reference tone or a tuner to identify notes. Still, some gifted individuals, such as Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys) and Charlie Puth, can accurately […]
Eye tracking has evolved into a critical tool across multiple disciplines, from psychology and cognitive science to diagnostics and usability research. The recent Fundamentals of Eye Tracking series, published in Behavior Research Methods, provides a comprehensive guide to understanding, selecting, and implementing eye-tracking technology effectively. In our previous blog posts, experts in the field reflect […]
This morning, my students told me: “We expected problems in our eye-tracking research, but not ones that made our study impossible.” There’s nothing like the frustration that comes when a tool doesn’t work in the way you hoped. Those students are in the first semester of a two-year research master program that develops their research […]
Eye tracking technology is widely used in psychology, human factors, and usability research, but its role in ophthalmology and neurology is equally promising. In reading ‘The Fundamentals of Eye Tracking Part 3: How to Choose an Eye Tracker 1, we were inspired by its insights and saw an opportunity to extend the discussion into medical […]
I am a reading researcher, and I started out my career in eye-tracking in the Autumn of 1999 on a cloudy day. I do not actually remember the weather that day, but it was in Belgium, so cloudy is a pretty solid guess. I had just started my internship in the final year of my […]