#3225. Effects of practice on visuo-spatial attention in a wayfinding task

October 2026publication date
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Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous);
Developmental and Educational Psychology;
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology;
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Abstract:
Several studies have evaluated the distribution of visuo-spatial attention in a wayfinding task, using gaze direction as an indicator for the locus of attention. The present research evaluates how visuo-spatial attention is modified by wayfinding practice. Wayfinding accuracy increased from trial to trial, more so in young than in older persons. Total gaze time, mean fixation time, and the vertical scatter of fixations decreased from trial to trial, similarly in young and older persons. The indings suggest that wayfinding practice increased, participants gradually narrowed their attentional focus to the most relevant screenshot area, processed information within this focus more efficiently, reduced the total time in which attention dwelled on the rejected side of the screenshot, but maintained the total time on the chosen side.
Keywords:
visuo-spatial attention; wayfinding accuracy; attentional focus

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