@article{ref1,
title="Effects of verbal and spatial-imagery tasks on eye fixations while driving",
journal="Journal of experimental psychology: applied",
year="2000",
author="Recarte, M. A. and Nunes, L. M.",
volume="6",
number="1",
pages="31-43",
abstract="The consequences of performing verbal and spatial-imagery tasks on visual search when driving were studied. Twelve participants drove 84 km on 2 highways and 2 roads. On each route, they performed 2 verbal tasks and 2 spatial-imagery tasks while their eye movements were recorded. The same results were repeated on all routes. Pupillary dilation indicated similar effort for each task. Visual functional-field size decreased horizontally and vertically, particularly for spatial-imagery tasks. Compared with ordinary driving, fixations were longer during the spatial-imagery task. With regard to driving performance, glance frequency at mirrors and speedometer decreased during the spatial-imagery task. Results are interpreted in terms of multiple attention-resource theories; implications of internal distractions on road safety are discussed in terms of possible impairment in relevant information processing.   Keywords: Driver distraction<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1076-898X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}