Why does using a car phone while driving increase the chance of having a car accident, according to your textbook?
a. Automatic processes like using a car phone disrupts other ongoing activities like driving.
b. When talking on the phone, we tend to enter an altered state that disrupts consciousness.
c. Controlled processes like using a car phone disrupts other ongoing activities like driving.
d. Most of the conversations that take place on car phones tend to be highly emotional and this increases road rage.
C
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