Cell phone distraction, human factors, and litigation / T. Scott Smith, Ph. D. ; contributors, Grant Chaisson, B.S., Patrick L. Dunn, Ph. D., Chelsea Schaeffer, B.S., Mary Sciaraffa, Ph. D., Elizabeth R. Smith, R.N., M.S.N.
Introduction -- Introduction -- Main questions -- History -- Cell phone use in contemporary society -- Interpreting research -- Locating relevant research -- Selecting expert witnesses -- Cognition -- Foundations of cognitive science -- Original research : false memory -- Original student research : effects of cell phone distraction on geometric planning with applications to collegiate classroom -- Driving -- Hands-free debate -- Federal initiatives -- State-by-state restrictions on cell phone use while driving in the United States -- Failures of visual awareness -- Change blindness -- Visual masking -- Human factors and social interactions -- Cell phone addiction -- Developmental aspects of cell phone distraction -- Mobile media and young children -- Childhood cognition and eyewitness testimony -- Emerging adulthood (college students) and collegiate performance -- Distracted walking -- Distracted walking -- Nursing performance -- Nursing and critical thinking skills -- Nursing and social media -- Patient safety : health care distraction study in Pennsylvania -- Litigating an impaired employee performance case -- Driver characteristics -- Phone-related distracted behaviors -- Perceptions of distracted driver safety -- Future directions -- Future directions -- References -- About the author -- About the contributors -- Index.
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