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Citation

Ho G, Scialfa CT, Caird JK, Graw T. Hum. Factors 2001; 43(2): 194-207.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1518/001872001775900922

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Latency and eye movement measures were used to examine the effects of aging, clutter, and luminance on visual search for traffic signs embedded in digitized images of driving scenes. Initially 14 older and 14 younger observers classified daytime and nighttime traffic scenes as containing low or high amounts of clutter. Next, an independent sample of 14 younger and 14 older participants searched for traffic signs contained within these scenes. Errors were more common among the elderly. Search efficiency declined with increased clutter and with aging. However, relative to the young, older adults did not suffer disproportionately as a result of increased clutter. The methods developed might be profitably employed to assess sign conspicuity and sign acquisition during driving.


Language: en

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