Does watching videos with natural scenery restore attentional resources? A critical examination through a pre-registered within-subject experiment

• Main Authors: HARTANTO, Andree, TEO, Nicole Lee Anne, LUA, Verity Y. Q., TAY, Keith, CHEN, Nicole R. Y., MAJEED, Nadyanna M.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2023
• Subjects: attention restoration; exposure to nature; pre-registered experiment; virtual nature simulations; within-subject design; working memory capacity; Applied Behavior Analysis; Experimental Analysis of Behavior; Social Psychology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3773; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/5031/viewcontent/WatchVideosNaturalScenery_ExperimentalPsy_av.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Existing studies have shown that direct exposure to a real nature environment has a restorative effect on attentional resources after a mentally fatiguing task. However, it remains unclear whether virtual nature simulations can serve as a substitute for real nature experienced in the outdoors to res...