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T1 Does knowledge influence visual attention? A comparative analysis between archaeologists and naïve subjects during the exploration of Lower Palaeolithic tools
A1 Silva Gago, María
A1 Fedato, Annapaola
A1 Terradillos Bernal, Marcos
A1 Alonso Alcalde, Rodrigo
A1 Hodgson, Timothy
A1 Bruner, Emiliano
K1 Eye-tracking
K1 Affordances
K1 Cognitive archaeology
K1 Lithic technology
K1 Visual exploration
K1 Arqueología
K1 Archaeology
K1 Antropología física
K1 Physical anthropology
K1 Prehistoria
K1 Prehistoric peoples
AB The role of experience during the exploration of lithic artefacts can be been investigated through multiple approaches. Knowledge can influence visual perception of the environment, whilst action “affordances” can be processed at the first sight of an object. In this study, we used eye tracking to analyse whether and to what extent archaeological knowledge can influence visuospatial attention whilst interacting with stone tools. Archaeologists were found to pay more visual attention to the middle region and the knapped surface. Differences between the visual exploration of choppers and handaxes were also found. Although the general pattern of distribution of the visual attention was similar to naïve subjects, participants with archaeological experience paid more attention to functionally relevant regions. Individuals with archaeological experience directed more attention to the upper region and the knapped surface of the tools, whilst naïve participants spent more time viewing the middle region. We conclude that although both groups could direct their attention to action relevant features in stone tools, functional affordances had a greater effect in subjects with previous experience. Affordances related to manipulation triggered lower attention and showed no differences between participants.
PB Springer
SN 1866-9557
YR 2022
FD 2022-06
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/6679
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/6679
LA eng
NO Junta de Castilla y León and co-financed by the European Social Funds (EDU/574/2018), by MCIN/AEI/ of the Spanish Government co-financed by ERDF Funds (Atapuerca Project: PGC2018-093925-B-C31/32) and by the Italian Institute of Anthropology (ISITA).
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 04-dic-2024