This chapter answers how the limitations of attention and working memory constrain acquisition of information in the context of natural behavior. Overt fixations carry much information about current attentional state and are a revealing indicator of this process. Fixation patterns in natural behavior are largely determined by the momentary task. The implication of this is that fixation patterns are a learnt behavior. This chapter reviews several recent findings that reveal some aspects of this learning. In particular, subjects learn the structure and dynamic properties of the world in order to fixate critical regions at the right time. They also learn how to allocate attention and gaze to satisfy competing demands in an optimal fashion, and are sensitive to changes in those demands. Understanding exactly how tasks exert their control on gaze is a critical issue for future research.
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Hayhoe, M. M., Droll, J., & Mennie, N. (2007). Learning where to look. In Eye Movements: A Window on Mind and Brain (pp. 641–659). Elsevier Inc. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-008044980-7/50032-X
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