Relationship between workload and mind-wandering in simulated driving

Yuyu Zhang and Takatsune Kumada

PLOS ONE, 2017, vol. 12, issue 5, 1-12

Abstract: Mental workload and mind-wandering are highly related to driving safety. This study investigated the relationship between mental workload and mind-wandering while driving. Participants (N = 40) were asked to perform a car following task in driving simulator, and report whether they had experienced mind-wandering upon hearing a tone. After driving, participants reported their workload using the NASA-Task Load Index (TLX). Results revealed an interaction between workload and mind-wandering in two different perspectives. First, there was a negative correlation between workload and mind-wandering (r = -0.459, p

Date: 2017
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