Gaze Behaviour of Experienced and Novice Beach Lifeguards -- An Exploratory in Situ Study

Autor/inn/en	Vansteenkiste, Pieter; Lenoir, Matthieu; Bourgois, Jan G.
Titel	Gaze Behaviour of Experienced and Novice Beach Lifeguards -- An Exploratory in Situ Study
Quelle	In: Applied Cognitive Psychology, 35 (2021) 1, S.251-257 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Vansteenkiste, Pieter)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0888-4080
DOI	10.1002/acp.3760
Schlagwörter	Eye Movements; Safety; Aquatic Sports; Recreational Facilities; Novices; Expertise; Visual Perception; Perceptual Motor Learning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Augenbewegung; Sicherheit; Water sports; Water sport; Wassersport; Freizeiteinrichtung; Expert appraisal; Visuelle Wahrnehmung; Perceptual-motor learning; Sensumotorisches Lernen; Wahrnehmungsschulung
Abstract	For lifeguards, recognizing a swimmer in trouble is a key factor in the rescue process. Although reports show that lifeguards outperform non-lifeguards in their surveillance task, it is unclear to what extent this difference is reflected in gaze behaviour. In the current study, gaze behaviour of nine novice and seven experienced beach lifeguards was recorded for 45 min while they were on active duty. Results showed that fixation duration of experienced lifeguards was longer and more variable than that of novice lifeguards, and that these differences were more pronounced when looking at the task-relevant region (i.e., swimming zone). Compared to experienced lifeguards, novices were found to be more distracted by the task-irrelevant regions when there were more people swimming. These findings suggest that experienced lifeguards use a more flexible and task-related gaze strategy, and that there might be differences in visual information processing between novice and experienced beach lifeguards. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01