Adults and children are spending more time interacting with media technology less participating in activities nature. This life-style change clearly has ramifications for our physical well-being, but what impact does this have on cognition? Higher order cognitive functions including selective attention, problem solving, inhibition, multi-tasking all heavily utilized modern technology-rich society. Attention Restoration Theory (ART) suggests that exposure to nature can restore prefrontal...

Abstract In service of the goal examining how cognitive science can facilitate human–computer interactions in complex systems, we explore psychology research might help educators better utilize artificial intelligence and AI supported tools as facilitatory to learning, rather than see these emerging technologies a threat. We also aim provide historical perspective, both on automation technology has generated unnecessary apprehension over time, generative such ChatGPT are product discipline...

This study evaluated the role of visual attention (as measured by DriverScan change detection task and Useful Field View Test [UFOV]) in prediction driving impairment 155 adults between ages 63 87. In contrast to previous research, participants were not oversampled for or history automobile accidents. Although a accidents within past 3 years could be predicted using any variable, performance low-fidelity simulator significantly divided selection subtests UFOV structural equation models. The...

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the nature concurrent task interference during a vigilance and determine whether improves performance with decreased vigilance. Background: Research has repeatedly shown that engaging in cell phone conversation while driving increases risk getting into crashes. At same time, it also been found monotony could lead an increase crash risk. There is evidence suggests reduces effects monotony, leading improvement performance. Method: A...

The purpose of these two experiments is to investigate one possible mechanism that might account for an increase in crash risk with in-car phone use: a reduction the functional field view. In between-subjects experiments, college undergraduates performed task designed measure view isolation and while performing hands-free conversational task. both addition led large reductions Because similar have been shown risk, by conversation may be important involved increased crashes use. Actual or...

Forty observers participated in a study examining the effect of age on detection motion central and peripheral vision. Detection lamellar (Experiment 1) radial flow 2) was measured for 20 younger older (10 men 10 women each group). Motion thresholds were angles 0 degree, degrees, 40 degrees off fovea. The results indicated significant differences between adults both types. mediated by gender observer as well retinal eccentricity display. Older showed higher at fovea, consistent with previous...

Taxis are an important component in Beijing's urban integrated transport system. They provide passengers with convenient, comfortable, and efficient service. However, aberrant driving behaviors occur frequently among Beijing taxi drivers, leading to frequent violations passenger complaints. This study explores drivers' the factors influencing them. Questionnaires were designed obtain different views of from traffic police, passengers, sample problems industry. Responses 52 professional 40...

Four experiments investigated whether directing attention to a particular plane in depth enables observers filter out information from another plane. Observers viewed stereoscopic displays and searched for red line segment among green segments. The results showed that cannot prevent attentional capture when the colors of target distractor are identical. However, it can by singleton different. These indicate only both color selective guiding irrelevant singletons be prevented. also suggest...

The present study examined age-related differences in sensitivity to optic flow for the detection of 3-D surfaces. Observers were presented with displays simulating either a corrugated surface or random velocity pattern and asked detect display. Performance decrements found older (mean age = 71) compared younger 21) observers across variations density corrugation frequency. Older also showed performance motion coherence task, but on this task was not significantly correlated task. These...

Four experiments were conducted to examine whether attentional set affects the ability of visual transients (onsets and offsets) capture attention. In experiments, search for an identity-defined target was conducted. first 3 display either onset entirely or revealed by offsetting camouflaging line segments reveal letters. Prior display, there a noninformative cue, offset, at one potential locations. Cues that shared same transient feature as captured The lack predictable led all forms...

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate if a verbal task can improve alertness and performance changes are associated with in as measured by EEG. Background: Previous research has shown that secondary on short, monotonous drive. current work extends examining longer, fatiguing drives. also uses EEG confirm improved driving is concurrent driver alertness. Method: A 90-min, simulator drive used place drivers fatigued state. Four tasks were used: no task, continuous late...