Selective attention and error proneness while driving: research using a conjunctive visual search task

DOI:  https://doi.org/10.12804/apl34.2.2016.01

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Published: May 4, 2016
Issue: Vol. 34 No. 2 (2016)
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Keywords: selective attention , driver inattention , evaluation , Conjunctive Visual Search , road safety. atención selectiva , inatención del conductor , evaluación , Búsqueda Visual Conjunta , seguridad vial atenção seletiva , inatenção do motorista , avaliação , Busca Visual Conjunta , segurança vial

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  Silvana Andrea Montes CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas) Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  Isabel María Introzzi CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas) Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  Rubén Daniel Ledesma CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas) Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Soledad Susana López CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas) Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Abstract

Selective attention is a fundamental ability for safe driving. The objective of this work was to analyze the relationship between selective attention and a predisposition to experience inattention errors while driving. Thirty drivers from the City of Mar del Plata, Argentina, participated in the study and completed a selective attention task (Conjunctive Visual Search Task, CVST), and a driver inattention scale (Attention-related Driving Errors Scale, ARDES). Pearson correlations were calculated between the ARDES and the CVST performance measures (errors and reaction times). A consistent relationship was observed between CVST performance and the scores reported by the ARDES. Drivers with higher driver inattention proneness tended to commit a greater number of errors in target identification while also presenting lower reaction times. The results provide evidence of the possible role of selective attention in driver inattention, and illustrate the potential usefulness of a visual search measure in the area of driving assessment.

Author Biographies

Silvana Andrea Montes, CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas) Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Licenciada y Doctora en Psicología (Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina). Becaria Postdoctoral CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas)

Isabel María Introzzi, CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas) Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Licenciada en Psicología (Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina). Especialista en Neuropsicología Clínica (Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires, Argentina). Doctora en Psicología (Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Argentina). Investigadora Adjunta CONICET.  

 

Rubén Daniel Ledesma, CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas) Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Licenciado en Psicología (Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina). Doctor en Psicología (Universidad de Valencia, España). Investigador Independiente CONICET.

Soledad Susana López, CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas) Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Licenciada en Psicología (Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina). Especialista en Psicología Clínica (Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina). Becaria Doctoral CONICET.

How to Cite
Montes, S. A., Introzzi, I. M., Ledesma, R. D., & López, S. S. (2016). Selective attention and error proneness while driving: research using a conjunctive visual search task. Avances En Psicología Latinoamericana, 34(2), 195–203. https://doi.org/10.12804/apl34.2.2016.01
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