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Citation

Doshi A, Tran C, Wilder MH, Mozer MC, Trivedi MM. Cogn. Sci. 2012; 36(5): 948-963.

Affiliation

University of California, San Diego University of Colorado, Boulder.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1551-6709.2012.01261.x

PMID

22757627

Abstract

The effect of recent experience on current behavior has been studied extensively in simple laboratory tasks. We explore the nature of sequential effects in the more naturalistic setting of automobile driving. Driving is a safety-critical task in which delayed response times may have severe consequences. Using a realistic driving simulator, we find significant sequential effects in pedal-press response times that depend on the history of recent stimuli and responses. Response times are slowed up to 100 ms in particular cases, a delay that has dangerous practical consequences. Further, we observe a significant number of history-related pedal misapplications, which have recently been noted as a cause for concern in the automotive safety community. By anticipating these consequences of sequential context, driver assistance systems could mitigate the effects of performance degradations and thus critically improve driver safety.


Language: en

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