Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - Response preparation in a lane change task

MAP20130010816

Response preparation in a lane change task / Peter Hofmann, Gerhard Rinkenauer

Sumario: Anticipation of future events is crucial for driving performance and safety. The aim of this study is to assess the relevance of theoretical frameworks of response preparation (response priming, movement integration theory) for driving. In a customised lane change task, valid and invalid primes were used to indicate the direction of the forthcoming lane changes. Reaction time (RT) and phase durations from steering movements served as dependent measures. In agreement with the theoretical considerations, we found a clear effect of validity on RT and steering kinematics. RTs were faster and the duration of the initial steering phase was shorter with valid than with invalid advance information. The experimental outcomes suggest that the theoretical considerations about benefits and costs of response preparation can be generalised to driving manoeuvres. Therefore, response priming paradigms might be well suited to investigate preparatory effects of advance information, e.g. in the context of advanced driving assistance systems

En: Ergonomics : the international journal of research and practice in human factors and ergonomics. - Oxon [United Kingdom] : Taylor & Francis, 2010- = ISSN 0014-0139. - 04/02/2013 Volumen 56 Número 2 - febrero 2013 , p. 268-281

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