Psychology 233 - Reading Response
Strayer & Johnston (2001)

Imagine that you are a libertarian (which means that you don't want the government to pass laws that restrict your freedom).  How would you attack the method and/or conclusions drawn by Strayer and Johnston (1976)?  In other words, how might you argue that the results obtained by Strayer and Johnston (1976) don't necessarily imply that cell phone use while driving increases the risk of having an accident?  Here are a few suggestions to get you thinking:

  • task difficulty data
  • use of the pursuit rotor task
  • ecological validity

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