Seat-belts and behavioural adaptation: The loss of looming as a negative reinforcer

Safety Science

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 145-155

  Reinhardt Rutland, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour adaptation; Looming; Seat belts

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE SEAT BELTS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; SPEED;

LOOMING PHENOMENON;

SAFETY FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAR; DRIVER LICENCE; DRIVING ABILITY; FEAR; HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; SAFETY; SEATBELT;

EID: 0034849056     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-7535(01)00005-4     Document Type: Article

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