Eye-Tracking in Media Research
Eye-tracking measures where, when, and for how long people look at media, providing a moment-by-moment record of visual attention that self-report cannot capture. By recording fixations and saccades and aggregating them over defined areas of interest, communication researchers infer what in an advertisement, news page, website, or video draws attention and how visual processing unfolds.
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Sources
- Holmqvist, K., Nyström, M., Andersson, R., Dewhurst, R., Jarodzka, H., & van de Weijer, J. (2011). Eye Tracking: A Comprehensive Guide to Methods and Measures. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780199697083
- Ravaja, N. (2004). Contributions of psychophysiology to media research: Review and recommendations. Media Psychology, 6(2), 193–235. DOI: 10.1207/s1532785xmep0602_4 ↗
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ScholarGate. (2026, June 22). Eye-Tracking Measurement in Media and Communication Research. ScholarGate. https://scholargate.app/en/communication/eye-tracking-media
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