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Citation

Crundall D, Chapman P, Phelps N, Underwood GJ. J. Exp. Psychol. Appl. 2003; 9(3): 163-174.

Affiliation

School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England. david.crundall@nottingham.ac.uk

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/1076-898X.9.3.163

PMID

14570510

Abstract

How do police cope with the visual demands placed on them during pursuit driving? This study compared the hazard ratings, eye movements, and physiological responses of police drivers with novice and with age-matched control drivers while viewing video clips of driving taken from police vehicles. The clips included pursuits, emergency responses, and control drives. Although police drivers did not report more hazards than the other participants reported, they had an increased frequency of electrodermal responses while viewing dangerous clips and a greater visual sampling rate and spread of search. However, despite an overall police advantage in oculomotor and physiological measures, all drivers had a reduced spread of search in nighttime pursuits because of the focusing of overt attention.


Language: en

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