Assignment 2: LASA I—Effects of Fog on Distance and Speed

Assignment 2: LASA I Effects of Fog on Distance and Speed.
Assignment 2: LASA I Effects of Fog on Distance and Speed Perception Imagine you are driving your car on a foggyevening. There is another car in front of you driving at an acceptablespeed. The driver of the car in front of you applies the breaks andyou apply yours. You believe you have remained behind at what seems tobe a safe distance and have slowed down at what seems to be anappropriate speed. However, you suddenly rear-end the car in front ofyou. Think about what might have happened toyour distance and speed perception and whether the fog had something todo with hampering your judgment.Read the following two articles regarding the effect of fog on distance and speed perception:Brooks, J. O., Crisler, M. C., Klein, N.,Goodenough, R., Beeco, R. W., Guirl, C., . . . Beck, C. (2011). Speedchoice and driving performance in simulated foggy conditions. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 43(3), 698 705. Retrieved from S., Cavallo, V., Marendaz, C., Boer, E. R.,& Vienne, F. (2009). Can headway reduction in fog be explained byimpaired perception of relative motion? Human Factors, 51(3), 378 392. the above articles, as well as yourtextbook and module readings, the Argosy University online libraryresources, and the Internet, explain the sensation and perceptionprocesses that led you to misjudge the distance and speed in foggyconditions. Be sure to address the following in your response:What was the path that the image of the car took through the visual system?What are the perceptual processes involved in depth (distance) perception and speed (movement) perception?How does fog affect these perceptual processes?How do the bottom-up and top-down approaches explain your faulty perception of distance and speed?What other factors (physiological or environmental) could affect the perception of distance and speed, and cause the accident?Write a 3 4-page paper in Word format. Besure to include a title page and a reference page. Apply APA standardsto citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention:LastnameFirstInitial_M3_A2.doc.By Week 3, Day 7, deliver your assignment to the M3: Assignment 2 Dropbox.Grading Rubric Assignment 2 Grading Criteria Maximum Points Traced the path of the image of the car through the visual system detailing the physiological structures that the image travels through. 32 Described the perceptual processes involved in depth (distance) and speed (motion) perception. 32 Explained how the fog affected these perceptual processes.24 Evaluated how the bottom-up and top-down approaches explain the faulty perception of distance and speed.32 Hypothesized at least one physiological and one environmental factor that could have affected the perception of distance and speed, and caused the accident.20 Applied the two required research articles.16Writing Components:Organization (12)Usage and Mechanics (12)APA (16)Style (4)44 Total:200
Assignment 2: LASA I Effects of Fog on Distance and Speed