Question

Imagine that U.S. law-makers are considering changing the driving laws and that you have been consulted as an attention expert. Given the principles of divided attention, in which of the following conditions would a person have the most difficulty with driving and therefore pose the biggest safety risk on the road?
A. When the driver has to drive work early in the morning
B. When the driver is stuck in stop-and-go traffic
C. When the driver has to park in a crowded parking garage
D. When the driver is driving an unfamiliar vehicle that is more difficult to operate

Answer 1

Answer:

D. When the driver is driving an unfamiliar vehicle that is more difficult to operate

Explanation:

Although divided attention is the ability to multitask, however this is not humanly possible because the brain processes actions one at a time. thus for an individual in an unfamiliar car that is more difficult to operate, his attention will be divided between trying to operate the car and actually concentrating on the driving thus posing great risk.