The crosstalk hypothesis: Why language interferes with driving

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 119-130

  Bergen, Benjamin ^a   Medeiros Ward, Nathan ^b   Wheeler, Kathryn ^c   Drews, Frank ^b   Strayer, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Driving; Dual tasks; Language comprehension; Mental simulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPEECH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPEECH;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880927801     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028428     Document Type: Article

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