BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
BIOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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neither increase nor decrease; neither increase nor decrease
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neither increase nor decrease; increase
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increase; neither increase nor decrease
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increase; increase
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Detailed explanation-1: -There is a 400 percent increase of time spent with eyes off the road while texting. The risk of a crash or near-crash increases by 95 percent when reaching for or dialing a phone. AAA found that 12% of crashes involved engaging with cell phones.
Detailed explanation-2: -The risk of a near-crash/crash event was approximately 17% higher when the driver was interacting with a cell phone, due primarily to actions of reaching for/answering/dialing, which nearly triples risk (relative risk = 2.84).
Detailed explanation-3: -A: Texting while you’re driving increases your chances of a crash by a whopping 24 times.
Detailed explanation-4: -AAA says drivers using cell phones to text or surf the internet are two to eight times more likely to be involved in a crash than non-device-distracted drivers. According to the same study, drivers who are talking on the phone, even on a hands-free device, are up to four times more likely to be involved in a crash.