MONITORING RADIO PROGRAMS AND TIME OF DAY AFFECT SIMULATED CAR-DRIVING PERFORMANCE

Citation
L. Jancke et al., MONITORING RADIO PROGRAMS AND TIME OF DAY AFFECT SIMULATED CAR-DRIVING PERFORMANCE, Perceptual and motor skills, 79(1), 1994, pp. 484-486
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Experimental
Journal title
ISSN journal
00315125
Volume
79
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Part
2
Pages
484 - 486
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-5125(1994)79:1<484:MRPATO>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Whether radio monitoring, task difficulty, and time of day affect driv ing performance was examined in a computer-controlled, simulated drivi ng task. Driving performance was defined as the absolute deviation of the car position from road midline as displayed on the computer monito r. We found for 12 men and 8 women (i) an expected, marked deteriorati on of performance with increasing task difficulty, (ii) a deterioratio n of performance in the morning, and (iii) a deterioration of performa nce when subjects concurrently listened to radio programs except for t he easy task conducted in the morning. The latter is supposed to be ca used by a reactive increase of effort, which is induced by the concurr ent radio monitoring and stimulated through a perceived impairment of attention.