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Citation

He J, Becic E, Lee YC, McCarley JS. Hum. Factors 2011; 53(1): 13-21.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0018720810391530

PMID

21469530

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: An experiment studied the frequency and correlates of driver mind wandering. BACKGROUND: Driver mind wandering is associated with risk for crash involvement. The present experiment examined the performance and attentional changes by which this effect might occur. METHOD: Participants performed a car-following task in a high-fidelity driving simulator and were asked to report any time they caught themselves mind wandering. Vehicle control and eye movement data were recorded. RESULTS: As compared with their attentive performance, participants showed few deficits in vehicle control while mind wandering but tended to focus visual attention narrowly on the road ahead. CONCLUSION: Data suggest that mind wandering can engender a failure to monitor the environment while driving. APPLICATION: Results identify behavioral correlates and potential risks of mind wandering that might enable efforts to detect and mitigate driver inattention.


Keywords: Driver distraction;


Language: en

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