TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Effects of remote and in-person verbal interactions on verbalization rates and attention to dynamic spatial scenes
JO  - Accident analysis and prevention
A1  - Gugerty, Leo
A1  - Rakauskas, Mick
A1  - Brooks, Jordan
SP  - 1029
EP  - 1043
VL  - 36
IS  - 6
N2  - This study focused on how teams allocated attention between a driving-related spatial task and a verbal task, and how different kinds of verbal interactions affected performance of the driving-related task. In Experiment 1, 29 two-person teams performed an interactive verbal task while one team member also performed a simulated driving task. Of the team members performing only the verbal task, half could see their partner's spatial situation, as a car passenger can (in-person condition), and half were remotely located, similar to someone speaking to a driver using a cell-phone. Teams interacted verbally at an overall slower rate during remote than in-person interactions, suggesting that remote verbal interactions are more difficult than in-person interactions. Verbal interactions degraded situation awareness for driving-related information while performing the spatial task; and this degradation was not greater during remote than in-person interactions. Experiment 2 used a faster-paced verbal task and found greater degradation of situation awareness due to the verbal task. These findings are potentially relevant to the issue of how passenger and cell-phone conversations affect driving performance.
LA  - en
SN  - 0001-4575
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2003.12.002
ID  - ref1
ER  -