Conversation disrupts change detection in complex traffic scenes

摘要: A set of studies examined the effects cognitive distraction on visual scanning and change detection in natural traffic scenes. Experiment 1 found that a naturalistic hands-free phone conversation could disrupt detection, thereby degrading encoding information increasing frequency undetected changes. Data also revealed tendency for to impair knowledge-driven orienting attention older adults. 2 an attentive listening task produced no such effects. Actual or potential applications this research include design displays interventions minimize human performance.