Influence of virtual reality training on the roadside crossing judgments of child pedestrians

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 175-186

  Thomson, James A ^a   Tolmie, Andrew K ^a   Foot, Hugh C ^a   Whelan, Kirstie M ^a   Sarvary, Penelope ^a   Morrison, Sheila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Education; Injury; Pedestrian; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; TEACHING; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WALKING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; TEACHING; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WALKING;

EID: 27644540048     PISSN: 1076898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-898X.11.3.175     Document Type: Article

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