WorksheetsDistraction
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Is there such thing as multi-tasking?
Yes, and it improves your reaction time.
No, your brain is simply switching rapidly from one task to the next.
What are some of the big costs of multi-tasking?
Intention blindness
Makes you less productive
Actually damages your brain
All of the above
What is inattention blindness?
When your brain has too much to keep track of that its not able to focus.
A type of disease
Losing your sight
A driving technique
Why is it important to put your phone away during class?
Because your phone is designed to grab your attention, whether you like it or not, and takes away your attention from the teacher.
It's not important
Because it might ring
Because otherwise you'll get in trouble
What is cognitive distraction?
When you're thinking about something other than what you should be focusing on
When you are completely focused
When you are distracted in class
When you are focusing on just one thing
What is an example of cognitive distraction while driving?
Scanning the road
Daydreaming about summer vacation, and not focusing on the road
Honking your horn
Talking on the phone and not focusing on the road
What does actively using social media look like?
Scrolling through someones Instagram
Posting about your day
Snapchatting a friend
Clicking through someones story
What does passive use of social media look like?
Scrolling through someones Instagram
Posting about your day
Snapchatting a friend
Clicking through someones story
Which is better for you, active social media use or passive use?
Active use
Passive use
Which social media improves your mood more than the others?
Snapchat
What is the most common cause of car accidents?
Distracted driving (Talking on the phone, texting, etc)
Rain
Running red lights
Breaking speed limits
If you are talking on the phone hands free, it's fine, you're not distracted.
True
False
When you are talking on the phone in the car, you can see about...
the width of your steering wheel and the distance to your front bumper
to the car in front of you
All the way to the end of the block
two cars in front of you
1 out of every 4 accidents is caused by texting and driving.
True
False
Who are you putting in danger if you text while driving?
Just yourself
You and your passenger
Everyone on the road, including yourself and you passenger
Nobody
