@article{ref1,
title="Assessing the effectiveness of various auditory cues in capturing a driver's visual attention",
journal="Journal of experimental psychology: applied",
year="2005",
author="Ho, Cristy and Spence, Charles",
volume="11",
number="3",
pages="157-174",
abstract="This study was designed to assess the potential benefits of using spatial auditory warning signals in a simulated driving task. In particular, the authors assessed the possible facilitation of responses (braking or accelerating) to potential emergency driving situations (the rapid approach of a car from the front or from behind) seen through the windshield or the rearview mirror. Across 5 experiments, the authors assessed the efficacy of nonspatial-nonpredictive (neutral), spatially nonpredictive (50% valid), and spatially predictive (80% valid) car horn sounds, as well as symbolic predictive and spatially presented symbolic predictive verbal cues (the words &quot;front&quot; or &quot;back&quot;) in directing the participant's visual attention to the relevant direction. The results suggest that spatially predictive semantically meaningful auditory warning signals may provide a particularly effective means of capturing attention.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1076-898X",
doi="10.1037/1076-898X.11.3.157",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/1076-898X.11.3.157"
}