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Laura Broeker¹, Mathias Haeger², Otmar Bock²

¹Institute of Psychology, German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6, 50933, Cologne, Germany. l.broeker@dshs-koeln.de.

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Summary

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Visual predictability generally improves driving and tracking performance. However, optimal levels vary by task, and benefits do not transfer to concurrent auditory tasks, indicating task-specific integration of visual information.

Keywords:

Driving simulation Dual task Manual tracking Predictability

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Psychology
Human Factors Engineering
Neuroscience

Background:

Dual-task performance is crucial for complex activities like driving and tracking.
Visual predictability can potentially mitigate cognitive load in such tasks.
Understanding task-specific integration of sensory information is key to optimizing performance.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate how varying levels of visual predictability affect dual-task performance in simulated driving and pursuit tracking.
To determine if the benefits of visual predictability extend to a concurrent auditory task.
To explore potential interference between visual, manual, and auditory-motor tasks.

Main Methods:

Twenty-seven participants completed simulated driving and pursuit tracking tasks under different visual predictability conditions.
Visual predictability was manipulated by varying advance visual information (e.g., driving in daylight vs. night, tracking with different preview times).
A concurrent auditory discrimination task with a pedal response was performed to assess dual-task interference.

Main Results:

Visual predictability generally enhanced both driving and tracking performance.
Optimal visual predictability differed: highest for driving (daylight) and medium for tracking (400 ms preview).
Benefits of visual predictability did not transfer to the auditory task; manual accuracy decreased during pedal presses, indicating task interference.

Conclusions:

Visual predictability positively impacts driving and tracking, but its optimal level is task-dependent.
The integration of visual information appears to be specific to the task, with limited transfer to concurrent auditory-motor tasks.
Comparable interference was observed between driving and audiomotor tasks, and tracking and audiomotor tasks.