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Age and distraction by telephone conversation in task performance: implications for use of cellular telephones while
Laramée Lyda1, Virginia M Osborne, Pamela Coleman
1California State University, Bakersfield, USA.
Perceptual and Motor Skills
|May 25, 2002
Abstract:
Predicted to diminish task performance were (a) distraction by telephone conversation and (b) older age. 38 participants pointed to letters on a randomized or alphabetized letter matrix during distraction by telephone conversation or no distraction. In a within-subjects design, telephone conversation negatively affected completion time but there were no age differences. Implications for cellular telephone use while driving are discussed.