A driving-emulation task to study the integration of goals with obligatory and prohibitory traffic signs

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-88

  Roca, Javier ^a   Castro, Cándida ^a   Bueno, Mercedes ^a   Moreno Ríos, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Driver behaviour; Mental models; Mental representations; Navigation systems; Traffic signs

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; ROADS AND STREETS;

ACCURATE RESPONSE; COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; DRIVER BEHAVIOUR; DRIVING SITUATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; MENTAL MODEL; MENTAL REPRESENTATIONS; PREVENTING ERRORS;

TRAFFIC SIGNS;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; ERGONOMICS; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RESPONSE TIME; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAFFIC SAFETY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 80052413787     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2011.03.010     Document Type: Article

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