Psychophysiological analysis of mental load during driving on rural roads - A quasi-experimental field study

Ergonomics

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 593-609

  Richter, Peter ^a   Wagner, Thomas ^a   Heger, Ralf ^a   Weise, Günther ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Automobile driving; Designing procedures; Mental load; Psychophysiology; Rural roads

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RURAL ROADS;

HEART RATE VARIABILITY; SKIN CONDUCTANCE RESPONSE;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; DRIVER; DRIVING ABILITY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; EYELID REFLEX; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MENTAL LOAD; MODEL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RURAL AREA;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BLINKING; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RURAL POPULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032079391     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401398186775     Document Type: Article

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