Time-Dependent Changes In Viewing Behavior On Similarly Structured Web Pages

This article focuses on the impact of observation time and web page structure on viewing behavior. 63 subjects observed similarly structured pages of a popular commercial internet shop. Eye movements were recorded and analyzed regarding several saccade parameters, the individual fixation distributio...

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Main Authors: Kai Kaspar, Frank Ollermann, Kai-Christoph Hamborg
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-11-01
Series:Journal of Eye Movement Research
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Online Access:https://bop.unibe.ch/JEMR/article/view/2320
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description This article focuses on the impact of observation time and web page structure on viewing behavior. 63 subjects observed similarly structured pages of a popular commercial internet shop. Eye movements were recorded and analyzed regarding several saccade parameters, the individual fixation distribution by means of a progressive entropy approach, and the within- as well as between-subject congruency of fixation distributions. Our results show that viewing behavior significantly changed while subjects observed individual web pages. In contrast, we only found little evidence for a change in eye movements across web pages and hence for an attention-related schema building. In this context, we also provide an example of the impact of web page elements’ position on fixation probability.
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spellingShingle Kai Kaspar
Frank Ollermann
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Time-Dependent Changes In Viewing Behavior On Similarly Structured Web Pages
Journal of Eye Movement Research
eye-tracking
web pages
schema building
viewing behavior
time-effects
title Time-Dependent Changes In Viewing Behavior On Similarly Structured Web Pages
title_full Time-Dependent Changes In Viewing Behavior On Similarly Structured Web Pages
title_fullStr Time-Dependent Changes In Viewing Behavior On Similarly Structured Web Pages
title_full_unstemmed Time-Dependent Changes In Viewing Behavior On Similarly Structured Web Pages
title_short Time-Dependent Changes In Viewing Behavior On Similarly Structured Web Pages
title_sort time dependent changes in viewing behavior on similarly structured web pages
topic eye-tracking
web pages
schema building
viewing behavior
time-effects
url https://bop.unibe.ch/JEMR/article/view/2320
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