1. Driver's emotional state and detection of vulnerable road users: towards a better understanding of how emotions affect drivers' perception using cardiac and ocular metrics
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Joceline Rogé, Alex Lafont, Jean-Michel Boucheix, Daniel Ndiaye, Laboratoire Ergonomie et Sciences Cognitives pour les Transports ( IFSTTAR/TS2/LESCOT ), Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux ( IFSTTAR ) -Université de Lyon, Laboratoire Exploitation, Perception, Simulateurs et Simulations ( IFSTTAR/COSYS/LEPSIS ), Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux ( IFSTTAR ) -Communauté Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire d'Etude de l'Apprentissage et du Développement [Dijon] ( LEAD ), Université de Bourgogne ( UB ) -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ), Laboratoire Ergonomie et Sciences Cognitives pour les Transports (IFSTTAR/TS2/LESCOT), Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)-Université de Lyon, Laboratoire Exploitation, Perception, Simulateurs et Simulations (IFSTTAR/COSYS/LEPSIS), Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)-Communauté Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire d'Etude de l'Apprentissage et du Développement [Dijon] (LEAD), and Université de Bourgogne (UB)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
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media_common.quotation_subject ,Applied psychology ,USAGER VULNERABLE DE LA ROUTE ,Transportation ,COLERE ,Anger ,DRIVING SIMULATION ,Affect (psychology) ,050105 experimental psychology ,[ SDV.NEU.PC ] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC]/Psychology and behavior ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Perception ,EYE-TRACKING ,ANGER ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,CLIPS ,Applied Psychology ,Civil and Structural Engineering ,media_common ,computer.programming_language ,Road user ,Visual search ,Attention management ,[SDV.NEU.PC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC]/Psychology and behavior ,05 social sciences ,HEART RATE VARIABILITY ,VULNERABLE ROAD USERS ,AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM ,SIMULATEUR DE CONDUITE ,Automotive Engineering ,Eye tracking ,Psychology ,computer ,human activities ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,SIMULATEUR (CONDUITE) - Abstract
Traditionally, anger has been considered to have a detrimental effect on driving. However, recent studies suggest that this statement should be qualified, especially where vulnerable road user detection is concerned. One primary factor which may determine anger’s effect on a driver’s attention is its intensity. In the present study, different intensities of anger were elicited via film clips, then performances in vulnerable road user detection (i.e., of cyclists) were assessed while participants drove a car in a simulated environment. Cardiac and ocular measurements and self-reported data were used in order to accurately assess emotional state and attention management throughout the experiment. Results suggested that participants resorted to reappraisal strategies when they were exposed to the emotional film clips. This phenomenon did not directly affect cyclist detection performances, but evidence of different visual scanning strategies between groups emerged. The contribution of cardiac and ocular measurements to emotional assessment and the advantages of appraisal approaches of emotion were also discussed.
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- 2018
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