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Evaluation of an eye tracking setup for studying visual attention in face-to-face conversations

  • Many eye tracking studies use facial stimuli presented on a display to investigate attentional processing of social stimuli. To introduce a more realistic approach that allows interaction between two real people, we evaluated a new eye tracking setup in three independent studies in terms of data quality, short-term reliability and feasibility. Study 1 measured the robustness, precision and accuracy for calibration stimuli compared to a classical display-based setup. Study 2 used the identical measures with an independent study sample to compare the data quality for a photograph of a face (2D) and the face of the real person (3D). Study 3 evaluated data quality over the course of a real face-to-face conversation and examined the gaze behavior on the facial features of the conversation partner. Study 1 provides evidence that quality indices for the scene-based setup were comparable to those of a classical display-based setup. Average accuracy was better than 0.4° visual angle. Study 2 demonstrates that eye tracking quality is sufficient for 3D stimuli and robust against short interruptions without re-calibration. Study 3 confirms the long-term stability of tracking accuracy during a face-to-face interaction and demonstrates typical gaze patterns for facial features. Thus, the eye tracking setup presented here seems feasible for studying gaze behavior in dyadic face-to-face interactions. Eye tracking data obtained with this setup achieves an accuracy that is sufficient for investigating behavior such as eye contact in social interactions in a range of populations including clinical conditions, such as autism spectrum and social phobia.

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Author:Antonia Vehlen, Ines Spenthof, Daniel Tönsing, Markus Heinrichs, Gregor Domes
URN:urn:nbn:de:hbz:385-1-18074
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81987-x
Parent Title (English):Scientific Reports
Publisher:Springer Nature
Place of publication:Lomdon
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of completion:2021/01/29
Date of publication:2021/01/29
Publishing institution:Universität Trier
Contributing corporation:The publication was funded by the Open Access Fund of Universität Trier and the German Research Foundation (DFG)
Release Date:2022/03/14
Tag:Behavioural methods; Human behaviour
GND Keyword:Aufmerksamkeit; Augenfolgebewegung; Evaluation; Interaktion; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Visuelle Aufmerksamkeit
Volume (for the year ...):2021
Issue / no.:Band 11
Number of pages:16
Institutes:Fachbereich 1 / Psychologie
Dewey Decimal Classification:1 Philosophie und Psychologie / 15 Psychologie / 150 Psychologie
Licence (German):License LogoCC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz 4.0 International

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