The differential effect of vibrotactile and auditory cues on visual spatial attention.

Journal article

Previous research has shown that the presentation of spatially predictive auditory and vibrotactile warning signals can facilitate driver responses to driving events seen through the windscreen or rearview mirror. The present study investigated whether this facilitation reflects the priming of the appropriate response (i.e. braking vs. accelerating) or an attentional cuing effect (i.e. a perceptual benefit that facilitates subsequent behavioural responding). In the experiments reported here, ...

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Authors: Ho, C; Tan, H; Spence, C

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Ergonomics
• Volume: 49
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 724-738
• Publication date: 2006-06-01
• DOI: 10.1080/00140130600589887
• EISSN: 1366-5847
• ISSN: 0014-0139
• Language: English
• Keywords: Humans; Cues; Attention; Adult; Automobile Driving; Male; Space Perception; Adolescent; Vibration; Reaction Time; Female; Sound Localization; Visual Perception