Persistence of attentional set and its affects on the driving task

Lead Research Organisation: University of Nottingham
Department Name: Sch of Psychology

Abstract

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Publications

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Thompson C (2011) Scanning behaviour in natural scenes is influenced by a preceding unrelated visual search task. in Perception

 
Description We demonstrated that prior search tasks which constrain eye movements to a specific area of the visual scene can influence where one looks in a subsequent hazard perception test.
Exploitation Route The researcher on this project (Dr. Catherine Thompson, now at Salford) continues to investigate this topic.
Sectors Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Transport