Signal detection in conditions of everyday life traffic dilemmas

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 763-772

  Rosenbloom, Tova ^a   Wolf, Yuval ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Sensation seeking; Signal detection; Traffic dilemmas

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLES; RISK-TAKING; SIGNAL DETECTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0036826981     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(01)00076-8     Document Type: Article

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