Driven to distraction: Dual-Task Studies of Simulated Driving and Conversing on a Cellular Telephone

Psychological Science

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 462-466

  Strayer, David L ^a   Johnston, William A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSIC; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEPHONE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSIC; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RADIO; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TELEPHONE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0035516284     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.00386     Document Type: Article

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