Miles away: Determining the extent of secondary task interference on simulated driving

Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 233-253

  Young, Mark S ^a   Stanton, Neville A ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attentional resources; Driving simulator; Experimental design; Mental workload; Secondary task

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007820864     PISSN: 1463922X     EISSN: 1464536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14639220601129228     Document Type: Article

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