Strayer and Johnston's (2001) Experiment Involving Simulated Driving and the Use

question 30

Multiple Choice

Strayer and Johnston's (2001) experiment involving simulated driving and the use of "hands-free" versus "handheld" cell phones found that

• A) talking on either kind of phone impairs driving performance significantly and to the same extent.
• B) driving performance was impaired only with the handheld cell phones.
• C) driving performance was impaired less with the hands-free phones than with the handheld phones.
• D) divided attention (driving and talking on the phone) did not affect performance.

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