The use of mobile phones while driving—one of the most common driver distractions—has
been a significant research interest during the most recent decade. While there has been a …

Noise is a pervasive and influential source of stress. Whether through the acute effects of
impulse noise or the chronic influence of prolonged exposure, the challenge of noise …

The Global status report on road safety 2018 launched by WHO in December 2018
highlights that the number of annual road traffic deaths has reached 1.35 million. Road traffic …

Our smartphones enable—and encourage—constant connection to information,
entertainment, and each other. They put the world at our fingertips, and rarely leave our …

Is it possible to learn something without being aware of it? How does emotion influence the
way we think? How can we improve our memory? Fundamentals of Cognition, third edition …

Background Distracted driving attributable to the performance of secondary tasks is a major
cause of motor vehicle crashes both among teenagers who are novice drivers and among …

Text messaging while driving is considered dangerous and known to produce injuries and
fatalities. However, the effects of text messaging on driving performance have not been …

Research consistently demonstrates the active use of cell phones, whether talking or texting,
to be distracting and contributes to diminished performance when multitasking (eg …

Research shows that pedestrians, similar to drivers, experience reduced situation
awareness, distracted attention and unsafe behavior when talking or texting on their mobile …

Forming connections between human performance and design, this new edition of
Engineering Psychology and Human Performance examines human–machine interaction …