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Mind Wandering in a Multimodal Reading Setting: Behavior Analysis & Automatic Detection Using Eye-Tracking and an EDA

Iuliia Brishtel^1,2, Anam Ahmad Khan³, Thomas Schmidt⁴

¹German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, Trippstadter Str. 122, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany.

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|May 6, 2020

Summary

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Mind wandering, a shift from external tasks to internal thoughts, can reduce learning performance. This study explored factors influencing mind wandering and developed a method to detect it using physiological data.

Keywords:

attention-aware systems electrodermal activity eye tracking meta-awareness mind wandering reading

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Psychology
Neuroscience
Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

Mind wandering, or attention drift, impacts cognitive states, potentially fostering creativity but hindering productivity and learning.
Understanding the triggers and detection of mind wandering is crucial for optimizing learning environments.

Purpose of the Study:

Investigate how text semantics and music influence the frequency and type of mind wandering.
Develop a novel, automatic, and user-independent method for detecting mind wandering using physiological signals.

Main Methods:

Examined mind wandering frequency and types in relation to reader expertise and music conditions (e.g., sad music).
Utilized eye-tracking and electrodermal activity (EDA) features for detecting mind wandering.
Employed a Random Forest classification model to assess detection accuracy.

Main Results:

Mind wandering was most frequent with high-expertise texts paired with sad music.
Readers with low prior knowledge showed increased task-related thoughts.
The classification model achieved high F1-scores: 0.78 (electrodermal features), 0.80 (eye-movement features), and 0.83 (combined features).

Conclusions:

Text semantics and music interact to modulate mind wandering during reading.
Physiological signals, particularly eye-tracking and electrodermal activity, are effective for automatic mind wandering detection.
Findings support the development of real-time applications to identify and potentially mitigate mind wandering in educational settings.