Frode Volden

Norwegian University of Science and Technology | NTNU · Faculty of Architecture and Design

Background This study investigated the relationship between sensory processing sensitivity and sensation seeking. Participants and procedure The sample consisted of 625 subjects (n women = 225, n men = 400). Sensory processing sensitivity was assessed using the Highly Sensitive Person Scale (HSPS), and sensation seeking with the Arnett Inventory o...

Sensory Processing Sensitivity (SPS) is a heritable personality related trait which includessensitivity to a variety of stimuli, emotional, cognitive, and behavioural reactions such asstrong positive and negative emotional responses, deep cognitive processing of stimuli, andempathic behaviour. Two studies are reported. Study 1 investigated the fact...

Eye-tracking is now above and beyond the sole measurement of visual attention. Amongst the multiple measures it provides, some have been explored as a measure of cognitive workload (CW). One such measure is pupil diameter. Although the relationship between pupil size and CW has been extensively documented, pupil diameter is primarily impacted by lu...

Communication is an important factor in teamwork and collaboration in safety-critical systems. Operating a safety-critical system such as a military vessel requires maintaining high levels of safety. In maritime navigation, communication is key and collaboration as a team is paramount for safety during navigation. Characterizing this is essential f...

Background Emotions and personality traits seem to be important factors affecting social attention. In the present study, we used eye-tracking equipment to investigate the differences between extraverts and introverts in visual attention to positive and negative emotions shown in human faces. We want to describe more detailed types of eye movements...

In this study, we investigated the impact of a match in personality between a chatbot and the user. Previous research have proposed that personality can offer a stable pattern to how chatbots are perceived, and add consistency to the user experience. The assumptions regarding the effects of personality was investigated by measuring the effects of t...

In this study we have investigated which eye-parameters that most reliably can indicate increased mental workload. Being able to detect high mental workload in individuals, allows for early detection of potentially dangerous situations, and possibly adjustment of the information flow that creates the high workload. N-back memory tasks with four dif...

In this project we designed a computerized diagnostic test procedure to measure gaze parameters known to be related to early symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) (saccades and smooth pursuit eye movements). An eye-tracker was used to gather gaze data. Custom visual stimuli and guidelines for collecting eye tracking data from the subject grou...

The main goal of this study was to determine how death anxiety (DA) affects visual processing when confronted with arousing stimuli. A total of 26 males and females were primed with either DA or a neutral primer and were given a free view/free choice task where eye movement was measured using an eye tracker. The goal was to identify measurable/obse...

Den bærende ideen bak universell utforming er å søke en best mulig tilrettelegging av våre omgivelser slik at alle mennesker kan inkluderes i normalsamfunnet - uansett funksjonsnivå. Universell utforming har lenge vært et viktig satsningsområde i Norge, noe som bl.a. gjenspeiles i innføringen av diskriminerings- og tilgjengelighetsloven i 2009. God...

Denne studien har sett nærmere på studenters bruk av egen bærbar datamaskin (heretter kalt PC) i en forelesningssituasjon. Vi har sett på studenters begrunnelse for bruk og faktiske anvendelse av PC. Studien ble gjennomført i to omganger med fire års mellomrom, der både PC-brukere og de som ikke brukte PC (ikke-brukere) svarte. Studenters bruk av P...

The literature discussing visual ergonomics often mention that human vision is adapted to light emitted by the sun. However, the theoretical and practical implications of this viewpoint is seldom discussed and taken into account. The paper discusses some of the main theoretical implications of an evolutionary approach to visual ergonomics. Based on...

The aim of this current project was to investigate gender profiles in the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), primarily the Internet and mobile phones, and problems encountered in the use of these technologies. The sample survey consisted of teenagers, 4294 15-16 year olds (2067 females and 2227 males) from two counties in Easter...

The process controller is required to remain updated regarding developments in the dynamically changing process state, this being referred to as the maintenance of situation awareness. Alarm systems play an important role within this task, and therefore a measure of how effective the system is for enhancing the operator's situation awareness is des...

The concept of an integrated surveillance and control system (ISACS) has been developed into a first prototype, ISACS-1, which is now in operation at the pressurized water reactor simulator-based experimental control room HAMMLAB of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's Halden Reactor Project, Halden, Norway. It is characteris...

The concept of an integrated surveillance and control system (ISACS) has been developed into a first prototype, ISACS-1, which is now in operation at the pressurized water reactor simulator-based experimental control room HAMM-LAB of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's Halden Reactor Project, Halden, Norway. Characteristics...

Control room development through upgrading of existing control rooms and generation of new control rooms is considered an important way of improving operational safety and efficiency of nuclear power plants. Even if nuclear power generating plants have a very good safety record, there is strong motivation for further improvements. Modem computer te...

This experiment, conducted at the OECD Halden Reactor Project, Halden, Norway in the spring 1991, aimed to assess the effect on nuclear power plant operators diagnostic behaviour when using a rule based diagnostic expert system. The rule based expert system used in the experiment is called DISKET (Diagnosis System Using Knowledge Engineering Techni...

The authors describe an experiment conducted at the OECD Halden Reactor Project, Halden, Norway, to assess the effect on the diagnostic behaviour of nuclear power plant operators when using a rule-based diagnostic expert system. The rule-based expert system used is called DISKET (Diagnosis System Using Knowledge Engineering Technique). The experime...