Mind Wandering Behind the Wheel: Performance and Oculomotor Correlates

被引:157
作者
He, Jibo [4 ]
Becic, Ensar [2 ]
Lee, Yi-Ching [3 ]
McCarley, Jason S. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Illinois, Beckman Inst, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
[2] Univ Minnesota, Ctr Transportat Studies, Minneapolis, MN USA
[3] Childrens Hosp Philadelphia, Ctr Injury Res & Prevent, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
[4] Univ Illinois, Dept Psychol, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
关键词
driver behavior; mind wandering; attention; distraction; eye movements; TASK-UNRELATED THOUGHT; CELL PHONE CONVERSATIONS; DRIVER BEHAVIOR; ATTENTION; FAILURES; DISTRACTION; EXPERIENCE; CONSCIOUSNESS; PASSENGER; AWARENESS;
D O I
10.1177/0018720810391530
中图分类号
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Objective: An experiment studied the frequency and correlates of driver mind wandering. Background: Driver mind wandering is associated with risk for crash involvement. The present experiment examined the performance and attentional changes by which this effect might occur. Method: Participants performed a car-following task in a high-fidelity driving simulator and were asked to report any time they caught themselves mind wandering. Vehicle control and eye movement data were recorded. Results: As compared with their attentive performance, participants showed few deficits in vehicle control while mind wandering but tended to focus visual attention narrowly on the road ahead. Conclusion: Data suggest that mind wandering can engender a failure to monitor the environment while driving. Application: Results identify behavioral correlates and potential risks of mind wandering that might enable efforts to detect and mitigate driver inattention.
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页数:9
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