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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"cognitive distraction"”.
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Oculomotor and electrophysiological markers of cognitive distraction during low-level and complex visual tasks
Distraction during driving is one of the leading contributors to injury and mortality rates in traffic accidents. The aim of this current thesis was to consider 1) whether oculomotor and electrophysiological metrics could act as markers of cognitive distraction; 2) whether decrements in hazard …
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The Effects of Partner Aggression on Women's Work
… of partner aggression on work withdrawal (i.e., cognitive distraction, neglect, partial absenteeism, frequency of absenteeism, and turnover intentions). The third study examined potential moderators (i.e., supervisor support, coworker support, mental respite, financial need, and partner …
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The Effects Of Age And Distraction On Interlimb Synchronization Of The Center Of Pressure
… This study examines the effects of cognitive distractions on interlimb synchronization and balance in young and older adults. Participants performed quiet standing trials on separate force plates under eyes-open and eyes-closed conditions, with and without cognitive distraction …
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Finding Mr. Wrong: Divergences in Mate Preferences and Mate Selection
… insecure partner selection. Experiment 1 used a cognitive load manipulation to determine if limited mental resources lead people to find insecure partners more attractive. Experiment 2 examined the role of flattery in the selection of insecure partners. Experiment 3 focused on the …
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Identify Mind Wandering Behind the Wheel
Driver distraction is a significant risk factor for traffic crashes. Distraction from secondary tasks has been the basis of much research and legislation. However, the influence of cognitive distraction, or mind wandering (Smallwood & Schooler, 2006), on driver performance has not been as closely …
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A Systematic Investigation into Induction and Mitigation Methods of Motion Sickness in Passengers of Automated Vehicles
… induce motion sickness, and engagement in a cognitively demanding task could lower motion sickness. Based on these findings, the Cognitive Distraction Effect was proposed in the third study. The fourth study, that utilized the verified motion sickness inducing condition from the second and …
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Lane keeping under cognitive distractions: performance and mechanisms
Cognitive distractions while driving often reduce the variability of lane position. However, data do not make clear whether smaller lane variability should be interpreted as a performance loss, indicating rigidified or unresponsive steering response to external stimuli, or a performance improvement …
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Profiling Emotion Regulation: Exploring patterns of regulation in classroom behaviour
… demonstrated high levels of behavioural and cognitive distraction. These results indicate four meaningful profiles that could support the identification of vulnerable individuals for positive school-based intervention and support.
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Investigating the Anxiolytic Effects of Aerobic Exercise for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
… randomized into three groups to direct their cognitive focus during exercise, thereby testing hypothesized therapeutic agents; group one (cognitive distraction) watched a nature documentary, group two (exercise only) exercised in silence with no distractions, and group three (interoceptive …
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Activity monitoring: continuous recognition and performance evaluation
… direct interaction. This is both a physical and cognitive distraction. The problem is particularly acute for the mobile maintenance worker who must access information, such as on-line manuals or schematics, quickly and with minimal distraction. One solution is a wearable computer that monitors …
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The effects of cell phone and text message conversations on simulated street crossing
… Thirty-two young adults completed three distraction conditions in a simulated street crossing task: no distraction, phone conversation, and texting. A hands-free headset and a mounted tablet were used to conduct the phone and texting conversations, respectively. Participants moved through …
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Improving community walking after stroke; the effect of dual task treadmill training on gait, cognition and brain control mechanisms of dual task walking in chronic stroke survivors
… community walkers (p = 0.042). Moreover mean cognitive response during two-minute-walk with dual task was 11.17 ± 3.62 for limited walkers and 13.48 ± 2.43 for moderate-to-full community walkers (p = 0.014). In contrast, moderate-to-full community walkers displayed relative larger reductions …
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A Risk Based Approach to Intelligent Transportation Systems Security
… that are contributing to the manual, visual, and cognitive distractions when drivers encountering fabricated advisory information at a compromised DMS. The results of this dissertation support the original hypothesis and indicate that with respect to the forged information drivers tend to (1) …