Kinesiology 4482A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Handsfree, Alcohol By Volume
13 Apr 2018
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The task of interest is coming from the cell phone, what you are seeing is a visual task (probe) of interest (opposite of the original) In order to do the task properly, the probe task has to be attention demanding. In the experiment, they only have the subjects responding to the brake lights, while in real life driving, there are many more factors in driving. The cell phone task declined; because while you are listening to the cell phone, you are waiting for the lights to turn on during the visual task. Cell phone task: auditory message to simulate a cell phone conversation; reaction to the brake lights should be slower with the cell phone auditory task. Cell phone task is certainly attention demanding. Young people with the rt of 912 ms, this is equivalent of having a blood alcohol level of. 0. 08 in young adults; when you are distracted, the effects of reaction time are severe.
