Essays about: "Auditory Distraction"

Found 4 essays containing the words Auditory Distraction.

  1. 1. I Can’t Hear What I’m Reading: An Eye Tracking Study on Reading in Different Noise Environments

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Nina Pallasch; [2023]
    Keywords : Reading Process; Auditory Noise; Pseudohomophone Advantage; Eye Tracking; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study investigates how different acoustic environments and spelling manipulations affect the reading process by applying eye tracking methodology. Participants are asked to read sentences while either listening to babble noise or not being exposed to any acoustic stimuli. READ MORE

  3. 2. You, Your Music and Your Work : A quantitative study into the relationship between listening to music, task performance and individual differences

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för hälsa, lärande och teknik

    Author : Daniel Harrysson; [2021]
    Keywords : Distraction; Music; Media Multitasking ; Boredom; Reading Comprehension ; Focus; Task Performance ;

    Abstract : Simultaneously listening to music whilst doing other tasks has become more common with the development of mobile technology and the rise of streaming platforms, but what affect does listening to music have on task performance? There have been several theories on this both advocating for and against the effects of music. This study has two primary questions to answer. READ MORE

  4. 3. A Design Science Study on Methods of Feedback for In-car Gesture-controlled Infotainment Systems

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för data- och informationsteknik

    Author : Geoffrey Chen; Axel Verner; Daniel Arnqvist; [2019-11-12]
    Keywords : Feedback; Usability; Distraction; Auditory; Visual; Infotainment system; Gesture recognition; Gesture controlled; Comparison; Car; Driving; Safety;

    Abstract : Navigating an in-car infotainment system by using gesture-control can be distracting, drivers usually seek for confirmation from the infotainment system by rapidly glancing at the screen and therefore reduce the eyes-on-the-road time, this can be dangerous. This study aims to evaluate whether if by applying both visual and auditory feedback from the infotainment system can reduce the distraction. READ MORE

  5. 4. Impact of IVIS on driving performance and safety on the road

    University essay from IT-universitetet i Göteborg/Tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Zlati Yordanov; Asif Hussain; [2010-09-24]
    Keywords : ASR Automatic Speech Recognition ; IVIS In-Vehicle Information System ; Interactive modalities; Auditory-Visual mode; Auditory only mode; Manual mode;

    Abstract : Automatic Speech Recognition is a state-of-the-art technology which is changing the way people interact with computers nowadays. Automotive industry profits from this technology while using it for controlling the in-vehicles devices, in a so called In-Vehicle Information Systems (IVIS). READ MORE