The Plymouth Student Scientist
Document Type
Psychology Article
Abstract
The present study investigates the theory that blink rate decreases as cognitive load increases. 30 subjects participated in one of two experiments, containing four conditions: Condition A involved four blank screens, B was the presentation of one object, C involved the presentation of 24 household objects paired with congruent audio files and D was similar but objects were paired with incongruent audio files. Experiment two differed from experiment one by including longer audio files. The results were that blink rate significantly differed across the conditions in both experiments, p<.05. Condition A produced a significantly higher blink rate in both experiments, p<.05. Findings showed that manipulation of the lowest cognitive load produced the highest blink rate which supports existing research.
Publication Date
2013-07-01
Publication Title
The Plymouth Student Scientist
Volume
6
Issue
1
First Page
206
Last Page
223
ISSN
1754-2383
Deposit Date
May 2019
Embargo Period
2024-07-03
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/14015
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Ledger, Hayley
(2013)
"The effect cognitive load has on eye blinking,"
The Plymouth Student Scientist: Vol. 6:
Iss.
1, Article 13.
Available at:
https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/tpss/vol6/iss1/13
