How Does the Use of a Least-Steps Strategy Affect Gaze, Problem-Solving, and Mind Wandering Behavior?

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Mind Wandering whitepaper on how the use of a least-steps strategy affects gaze, problem-solving, and mind wandering behavior.

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The manipulations had no significant effect on problem solving behavior. However, the lack of a significant difference in time before first action between the reflect and no reflect conditions suggests that participants in the reflect condition may not have been reflecting.

The manipulations also had no significant effect on mind wandering behavior or gaze behavior. The lack of differences in unique gazes and offscreen gazes supports the findings of no significant differences in mind wandering behavior.

Overall, greater offscreen and unique gaze proportion were associated with fewer problems solved. Both gaze behaviors can be associated with less on-task performance. However, mind wandering behavior showed no significant relationships with problem solving or gaze behavior.

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Mind Wandering Whitepaper: How does the use of a least-steps strategy affects gaze, problem-solving, and mind wandering behavior?

Areas researched: AI, Student Affect

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