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Monday, June 13, 2011

Distracted Driving: A Test

Studies have shown that we're bad multi-taskers. The same research has also shown that we think we're good multi-taskers.  Unfortunately, when our confidence to multi-task translates into getting behind a car wheel and picking up a cell phone we become dangerous multi-taskers. This is because when we drive and talk on our cell-phones a variety of manual, visual, and more importantly, cognitive distractions impair our ability to do either task well.

Take this test to see how well you pay attention in a distracting environment.