Age and distraction by telephone conversation in task performance: Implications for use of cellular telephones while driving

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 391-394

  Lyda, Laramée ^a   Osborne, Virginia M ^a   Coleman, Pamela ^a   Rienzi, Beth ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE PHONE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CELLULAR PHONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0036547603     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.2002.94.2.391     Document Type: Article

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