Abstract

Research on construal level theory shows the influence of abstract and concrete mindsets on self-control. These studies indicate that in the abstract mindset people have more self-control than in the concrete mindset. Though some studies have been carried out on behavioral control as well, however, the influence of mindsets on eye movement control has not been explored. Aiming to explore this relationship, two experiments were conducted on university students using an eye-tracker. The mindsets of participants in both the experiments were manipulated by the temporal distancing technique. To test eye movement control, experiment 1 used an anti-saccade task, in which the participants were asked to look away from the target, while experiment 2 used a visual search task where participants were asked to make goal-directed eye movements and avoid any distraction. The results of both the experiments showed that participants tended to have more control over their eye movement during the abstract mindset than the concrete mindset. This shows that mindsets not only help in controlling thoughts and general behaviors but also influence eye movements and govern what to look and where to look. Results are discussed in the light of self-control and construal level theory.

摘要

对解释水平理论的研究表明，抽象和具体的心态对自我控制的影响。这些研究表明，在抽象思维模式下，人们比在具体思维模式下具有更多的自我控制能力。尽管也对行为控制进行了一些研究，但是，尚未探索心态对眼球运动控制的影响。为了探索这种关系，使用眼动仪对大学生进行了两项实验。两个实验中参与者的心态都受到时间距离技术的操纵。为了测试眼球运动控制，实验 1 使用了反扫视任务，其中要求参与者将视线从目标上移开，而实验 2 使用视觉搜索任务，要求参与者进行有目标的眼球运动并避免分心。两项实验的结果都表明，参与者在抽象思维模式下比具体思维模式更容易控制他们的眼球运动。这表明心态不仅有助于控制思想和一般行为，而且还影响眼球运动并控制看什么和看哪里。根据自我控制和解释水平理论对结果进行了讨论。这表明心态不仅有助于控制思想和一般行为，而且还影响眼球运动并控制看什么和看哪里。根据自我控制和解释水平理论对结果进行了讨论。这表明心态不仅有助于控制思想和一般行为，而且还影响眼球运动并控制看什么和看哪里。根据自我控制和解释水平理论对结果进行了讨论。