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Mind Wandering McCarley, Jason S. He, Jibo 2011-01-14T22:50:57Z 2011-01-14T22:50:57Z 2011-01-14T22:50:57Z 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 studied. The current study used a self-report method to capture the moment-to-moment off-task thoughts, and investigated the influence of mind wandering on behavior and performance in a simulated driving task. Participants performed a car-following task in a simulated low-traffic driving environment, and were asked to press a button mounted on the steering wheel any time they found themselves “zoning out”. Driving performance metrics and oculomotor scanning data were analyzed to compare driving behaviors and performance under attentive versus inattentive mental states. The results showed that mind wandering caused horizontal narrowing of drivers' visual scanning, shifts of lane position, and a decrease in the variability of vehicle velocity. Mind wandering influences driver performance in a way similar to distraction from secondary tasks (e.g., Recarte & Nunes, 2000, 2003). Item withdrawn by Mark Zulauf (zulauf@illinois.edu) on 2010-10-13T14:53:06Z Item was in collections: University of Illinois Theses & Dissertations (ID: 1) No. of bitstreams: 2 He_Jibo.doc: 1866752 bytes, checksum: 3358f0d9357722030f2d939a0351592c (MD5) He_Jibo.pdf: 594314 bytes, checksum: 08e6d02fdc81d0d46a9bf557e245d422 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2011-01-14T22:50:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 3 He_Jibo.pdf: 594294 bytes, checksum: 1cfa4acad3928c6c20fafddca586eca6 (MD5) license.txt: 4056 bytes, checksum: ca1d4888534e13eacb91f8083036717d (MD5) Master-Jibo_12Oct2010.doc: 1868288 bytes, checksum: 255ffa7fbd6fda64b236998107d4995f (MD5) http://hdl.handle.net/2142/18439 en Copyright 2010 Jibo He Driver Distraction Eye Movement Identify Mind Wandering Behind the Wheel 2010-12 Psychology 1299 Psychology 0338 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Thesis M.A. PHD:Psychology -UIUC 10KS0338PHD