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    Efeitos de ansiedade e personalidade sobre a condução de automóveis: rastreamento ocular de motoristas experientes e novatos
    (Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2018-02-23) Gotardi, Gisele Chiozi [UNIFESP]; Schor, Paulo [UNIFESP]; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3542867700396961; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3581433861056557; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
    Objective: This study tested whether adverse effects of anxiety on attention and performance of drivers may be modulated by experience and reinvestment. Method: Forty drivers, divided in four experimental groups according to their driving experience (experienced and novice) and reinvestment (highreinvesters and lowreinvesters) drove in a simulator under lowand highanxiety conditions. Anxiety was manipulated by competition between participants, the presence of an evaluator, external video camera, and traffic noise. Results: Drivers showed greater stateanxiety scores and higher mean heart rates following manipulation. In the highanxiety condition both groups decreased car speed control and caused more collisions, accompanied by fewer fixations of longer duration towards the driving lane and rearview mirrors. Novice drivers spent more time driving outside the speed zone compared to the experienced ones; in addition, drivers highreinvesters, experienced and novice, showed more time driving in erroneous speed and more number of collisions than drivers lowreinvesters. Under anxiety, experienced drivers lowreinvesters increased the number of short fixations on the speedometer, while inexperienced drivers, lowand highreinvesters, increased the number of short fixations towards cars. Conclusion: Although state anxiety impairs attentional control and motor behavior for all groups, the effects differ as a function of driving experience and the level of reinvestment.