2 research credits (30 - 60 minutes)
In this study, you will watch videos of people swimming and judge whether you think one of them is drowning. In some of those videos, you will be given an assigned eye movement scan path and in others you will be free to scan how you wish. Your eye movements and performance will be measured as you watch the videos. After the video task, you will complete surveys that will measure the extent to which you 'space out' or 'zone out' or temporarily forget what you are doing and these scores will be compared to your performance in the simulated lifeguard task. You do not need to be a lifeguard to sign up because you will be provided instructions on what to look for. You must have normal or corrected to normal vision: glasses with thin frames or contacts are acceptable eye wear. Before the study begins, you must remove dark eye makeup such as eyeliner or mascara.
THIS STUDY IS NOT RECRUITING ANY MORE PARTICIPANTS FOR THE SPRING 2022 SEMESTER. DATA COLLECTION WILL RESUME IN SEPTEMBER 2022. DO NOT CONTACT THE RESEARCHER UNTIL THEN.
This study takes place in Goddard 114 (enter through Goddard lobby). This research is supervised by Lyndsey Lanagan-Leitzel.