The study of attentional bias to smoking ban signs for smokers in smoking ban places using an eye-tracker

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Event Abstract Back to Event The study of attentional bias to smoking ban signs for smokers in smoking ban places using an eye-tracker Deok-Yong Kim1* and Jang-Han Lee1 1 Department of Psychology, Chung-Ang University, South Korea Many countries have regulations which prohibit cigarette smoking in the public places and notice the smoking ban places using the sign. Nevertheless, some smokers would have smoked in illegal places. It was not obvious that smokers in smoking ban places consider whether to allow smoking or not using either a sign or a cue (a cigarette). Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate whether individuals who usually smoke in the smoking ban places have an attentional bias to the smoking ban signal using an eye-tracker. A total of 36 male participants divided into two groups, depending on the smoking amount in the smoking ban places: 13 smokers in the smoking ban places (SSBP) and 23 smokers in the smoking places (SSP). The participants were randomly presented twenty-four pictures which consisted of four conditions: the scene of smoking in the smoking ban places or in the smoking places, the scene of non-smoking behaviors (calling a cellular phone, reading a book etc.) in the smoking ban places or in the smoking places. The results revealed that the SSBP group showed significantly less dwell-time in the smoking ban sign than the SSP group. Both of groups also showed more dwell-time in the smoking related stimulus than in the non-smoking related cues. These results found that the SSBP might have a less gaze duration in smoking ban signs than the SSP. These finding may provide that the smoking behaviors in the smoking ban places might be caused to pay less attention to smoking ban sign. Keywords: Attention, smokers Conference: XI International Conference on Cognitive Neuroscience (ICON XI), Palma, Mallorca, Spain, 25 Sep - 29 Sep, 2011. Presentation Type: Poster Presentation Topic: Poster Sessions: Neurophysiology of Cognition and Attention Citation: Kim D and Lee J (2011). The study of attentional bias to smoking ban signs for smokers in smoking ban places using an eye-tracker. Conference Abstract: XI International Conference on Cognitive Neuroscience (ICON XI). doi: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2011.207.00310 Copyright: The abstracts in this collection have not been subject to any Frontiers peer review or checks, and are not endorsed by Frontiers. They are made available through the Frontiers publishing platform as a service to conference organizers and presenters. The copyright in the individual abstracts is owned by the author of each abstract or his/her employer unless otherwise stated. Each abstract, as well as the collection of abstracts, are published under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 (attribution) licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and may thus be reproduced, translated, adapted and be the subject of derivative works provided the authors and Frontiers are attributed. For Frontiers’ terms and conditions please see https://www.frontiersin.org/legal/terms-and-conditions. Received: 22 Nov 2011; Published Online: 28 Nov 2011. * Correspondence: Dr. Deok-Yong Kim, Department of Psychology, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea, dyongkim@gmail.com Login Required This action requires you to be registered with Frontiers and logged in. To register or login click here. Abstract Info Abstract The Authors in Frontiers Deok-Yong Kim Jang-Han Lee Google Deok-Yong Kim Jang-Han Lee Google Scholar Deok-Yong Kim Jang-Han Lee PubMed Deok-Yong Kim Jang-Han Lee Related Article in Frontiers Google Scholar PubMed Abstract Close Back to top Javascript is disabled. Please enable Javascript in your browser settings in order to see all the content on this page.