摘要：The incr e asing numb e r of traffic a cc ident is c aus e d by the d ec r e asing of driver situational awareness. Dividedattention is one of several factors that affect si t uat I on awar e n e ss. T his ex p e rim e nt was to study the effects ofl I stening to the music or r e ading short m e ssage sent to participant’s mobile phone on participant’s situationalawareness while they drove car simulator. Thirty subjects were randomly divided into two groups, namely: (a)music group. The subjects were asked to listen to Ed Sheeran pop music when they drove city car simulator,and (b) mobil e phone group. In this condition the subjects received and replied short message on their mobilepho n es at third, fifth, eighth, and tenth minutes during driving car simulator. Situational awareness was measuredby SAGAT (Situation Awareness Global Assessm ent Technique). The simulation was stopped when SAGATquestionnaire w as distributed to the subjects at fifth and tenth minutes. The t test statistical analysis showed thatthere was a significant difference in situation awareness between the two groups ( t 5.750; p = .0 01 ). Musicgroup showed higher situation awareness than mobile phone group. The use of mobile phone while driving ismore distracting attention than listening to music.
关键词：situation awareness; divided attention; city car simulator; listening to the music; reading short
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