Košmrlj, Rebeka (2023) Variability of Mental Workload across Different Levels of Feedback and Age. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
A growing line of evidence suggests mental workload plays a key role in car crashes which have become the leading cause of death on the road, particularly in young and older drivers. These age groups were found to exhibit different levels of mental workload, therefore, this study investigated the role of different levels of Parasuraman’s four-stage model feedback in lowering the mental workload in young and older car drivers. A two-factorial simulator study was conducted at the University of Groningen in which 17 young and 11 older drivers, drove through a simulation several times with different feedback conditions. A two-way Repeated Measures ANOVA analysis revealed no statistically significant main or interactions effects of feedback conditions and age on mental workload of participants. Nevertheless, the study raises important considerations regarding the effects of age and experience and proposes several useful implications to ensure lower mental workload and higher safety on roads in the future.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Picco, A. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Mar 2023 08:45 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2023 08:45 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1760 |
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