PMID- 19200943
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20100929
LR  - 20090525
IS  - 1872-9126 (Electronic)
IS  - 0003-6870 (Linking)
VI  - 40
IP  - 5
DP  - 2009 Sep
TI  - Time perception as a workload measure in simulated car driving.
PG  - 929-35
LID - 10.1016/j.apergo.2009.01.004 [doi]
AB  - In experimental studies using flight simulations subjects' duration estimates 
      have shown to be an effective indicator of cognitive task demands. In this study 
      we wanted to find out whether subjective time perception could serve as a measure 
      of cognitive workload during simulated car driving. Participants drove on a round 
      course of a driving simulator consisting of three different environments with 
      different levels of task demands. Drivers were required to perform a 
      time-production task while driving the vehicle. Electrodermal activity and 
      subjective ratings of mental workload (SWAT) were recorded simultaneously. The 
      length of produced intervals increased significantly in more complex driving 
      situations, as did electrodermal activity and subjective ratings of mental 
      workload. Thus, time production is a valid indicator of cognitive involvement in 
      simulated driving and could become a valid method to measure the current mental 
      workload of car drivers in various traffic situations.
FAU - Baldauf, Daniel
AU  - Baldauf D
AD  - Generation Research Program, Human Science Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-University 
      of Munich, Prof.-Max-Lange-Platz 11, 83646 Bad Tolz, Germany. 
      baldauf@psy.uni-muenchen.de
FAU - Burgard, Esther
AU  - Burgard E
FAU - Wittmann, Marc
AU  - Wittmann M
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20090207
PL  - England
TA  - Appl Ergon
JT  - Applied ergonomics
JID - 0261412
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Analysis of Variance
MH  - *Automobile Driving
MH  - *Automobiles
MH  - *Cognition
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - *Time Perception
MH  - *Workload
EDAT- 2009/02/10 09:00
MHDA- 2010/09/30 06:00
CRDT- 2009/02/10 09:00
PHST- 2007/07/08 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2008/08/19 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2009/01/08 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2009/02/10 09:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2009/02/10 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/09/30 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0003-6870(09)00009-X [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.apergo.2009.01.004 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Appl Ergon. 2009 Sep;40(5):929-35. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2009.01.004. Epub 2009 
      Feb 7.