In Brief: Even Hands-Free Cell Phones May Impair Driving.

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Benson
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2007 ◽  
Vol 105 (2) ◽  
pp. 514-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joy L. Hendrick ◽  
Jamie R. Switzer

As some states allow motorists to use hands-free cell phones only while driving, this study was done to examine some braking responses to see if conversing on these two types of cell phones affects quick responding. College-age drivers ( n = 25) completed reaction time trials in go/no-go situations under three conditions: control (no cell phone or conversation), and conversing on hands-free and hand-held cell phones. Their task involved moving the right foot from one pedal to another as quickly as possible in response to a visual signal in a lab setting. Significantly slower reaction times, movement times, and total response times were found for both cell phone conditions than for the control but no differences between hands-free and hand-held phone conditions. These findings provide additional support that talking on cell phones, regardless if it is hands-free or hand-held, reduces speed of information processing.


2015 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
pp. 105.e29-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory M. Fitch ◽  
Paul R. Bartholomew ◽  
Richard J. Hanowski ◽  
Miguel A. Perez

2008 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 1859-1864 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabio Ferlazzo ◽  
Sabrina Fagioli ◽  
Francesco Di Nocera ◽  
Stefano Sdoia

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (11) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
LARRY GREENBAUM
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2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Kuntsche ◽  
Florian Labhart

Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) is a way of collecting data in people’s natural environments in real time and has become very popular in social and health sciences. The emergence of personal digital assistants has led to more complex and sophisticated EMA protocols but has also highlighted some important drawbacks. Modern cell phones combine the functionalities of advanced communication systems with those of a handheld computer and offer various additional features to capture and record sound, pictures, locations, and movements. Moreover, most people own a cell phone, are familiar with the different functions, and always carry it with them. This paper describes ways in which cell phones have been used for data collection purposes in the field of social sciences. This includes automated data capture techniques, for example, geolocation for the study of mobility patterns and the use of external sensors for remote health-monitoring research. The paper also describes cell phones as efficient and user-friendly tools for prompt manual data collection, that is, by asking participants to produce or to provide data. This can either be done by means of dedicated applications or by simply using the web browser. We conclude that cell phones offer a variety of advantages and have a great deal of potential for innovative research designs, suggesting they will be among the standard data collection devices for EMA in the coming years.


2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (8) ◽  
pp. 1428-1436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessa Reed ◽  
Kathy Hirsh-Pasek ◽  
Roberta Michnick Golinkoff

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