Conference Proceeding

Shifting Between Cognitive and Visual Distraction: The Impact of Cognitive Ability on Distraction Caused by Secondary Tasks

Authors: Sachi Mizobuchi (Vocalage Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada) , Mark Chignell (Vocalage Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada) , Junko Suzuki (Toyota InfoTechnology Center Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) , Ko Koga (Toyota InfoTechnology Center Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) , Kazunari Nawa (Toyota InfoTechnology Center Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan)

Abstract

We conducted an experiment in order to investigate impacts of centralexecutive (CE) functions and modality of secondary task presentation in a dualtaskexperiment. We found that shifting ability, out of three major CE functions(inhibition, shifting, and updating) was particularly important in determiningwhether primary (pedal-tracking) task performance was better in the presence ofauditory, vs. visual, presentation of the secondary task.

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How to Cite: Mizobuchi, S. , Chignell, M. , Suzuki, J. , Koga, K. & Nawa, K. (2013) “Shifting Between Cognitive and Visual Distraction: The Impact of Cognitive Ability on Distraction Caused by Secondary Tasks”, Driving Assessment Conference. 7(2013). doi: https://doi.org/10.17077/drivingassessment.1480