David L. Strayer, Frank A. Drews, Dennis J. Crouch,
> and William A. Johnston
> Department of Psychology University of Utah
> To Appear In W. R. Walker and D. Herrmann (Eds.)
> Cognitive Technology: Transforming Thought and Society.
> McFarland & Company Inc., Jefferson, NC.
> Why Do Cell Phone Conversations Interfere With Driving?
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There is good reason to believe that some of these
> new multi-tasking activities may be substantially more distracting
> than the old standards because they are more cognitively engaging and
> because they are performed over longer periods of time.
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Ahh, is this the old mental "cpu cycle" availability issue?
It looks like with all the new "applications" we are introducing, we may need upgrades to our "wetware" to keep up? :-)
Regards,
David Clayton, e-mail: snipped-for-privacy@XYZ.myrealbox.com Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. (Remove the "XYZ." to reply)
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