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Perceptual and Cognitive Processes in Human Behavior

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In this chapter, major models of perception and cognition are reviewed with a focus on human information processing and some related research paradigms. The main focus is on the psychological models of perception and cognition that experimental psychology has developed to explicate the psychological functions of human information processing. By adopting these models, many studies have clarified the roles of the brain activities that are closely related to the components of the models. The models are then important for understanding how we perceive and recognize surrounding environments and how we decide to behave in response to them.

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    Kazumitsu Shinohara

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  1. Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan

    Masashi Kasaki

  2. Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan

    Hiroshi Ishiguro

  3. Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan

    Minoru Asada

  4. Division of Cognitive Neuroscience Robotics, Institute for Academic Initiatives, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan

    Mariko Osaka

  5. Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan

    Takashi Fujikado

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Distracted driving happens when one drives a car while engaging in other activities, such as mobile phone use and texting. It can take driver’s attention away from driving and induce traffic accidents. Describe the degradation of driver’s abilities while distracted driving on the basis of the psychological models of human perception and cognition discussed in this chapter.

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Shinohara, K. (2016). Perceptual and Cognitive Processes in Human Behavior. In: Kasaki, M., Ishiguro, H., Asada, M., Osaka, M., Fujikado, T. (eds) Cognitive Neuroscience Robotics B. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54598-9_1

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