Pupillometry as a measure of cognitive load in mental rotation tasks with abstract and embodied figures
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21533202 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Bauer (0000-0003-1034-2007, University of Regensburg, corresponding author), Leonardo Jost (0000-0003-3508-4315, University of Regensburg), Bianca Günther (University of Regensburg), Petra Jansen (0000-0002-0973-2158, University of Regensburg) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1382-1396 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0340-0727 • E-ISSN: 1430-2772 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s00426-021-01568-5 |
| PMID | 34382111 |
| OpenAlex | W3187108530 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 46 |
We investigated sex differences in behavioral performance and cognitive load in chronometric mental rotation tasks with abstract and embodied figures. Eighty participants (44 females and 36 males) completed 126 items, which included cube figures, body postures, and human figures, which were all comparable in shape and color. Reaction time, accuracy, and cognitive load, measured by changes in pupil dilation, were analyzed. As a function of angular disparity, participants showed shorter reaction times and higher accuracy rates for embodied stimuli than cube figures. Changes in pupil dilation showed a similar pattern, indicating that mental rotation of embodied figures caused less cognitive load to solve the task. No sex differences appeared in any of the measurements
Cognition · Cognitive Load · Cognitive psychology · Embodied cognition · Geometry · Mental Rotation · Pupil · Pupillary response · Pupillometry · Child and Animal Learning Development · Computer Science · Engineering · Mathematics · Neuroscience · Psychology · Spatial Cognition and Navigation · Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes · Artificial Intelligence
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| Citations per year | 1.5 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |