The effect of stimulus modality on signal detection: Implications for assessing the safety of in-vehicle technology

Human Factors

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 145-158

  Merat, Natasha ^a   Jamson, A Hamish ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

IN-VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEMS (IVIS); STIMULUS MODALITY; TACTILE MODALITIES;

SIGNAL DETECTION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIMULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TACTILE STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAFFIC SAFETY; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CUES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAFETY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 40449092957     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1518/001872008X250656     Document Type: Article

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