The effect of experience on using a safety device

Safety Science

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 515-522

  Yechiam, Eldad ^a   Erev, Ido ^a   Barron, Greg ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime; Decision making; Experience; Learning; Rare event; Safety

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INSURANCE; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PROBABILITY; PURCHASING; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

CRIME; EXPERIENCE; RARE EVENT;

SAFETY DEVICES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOSAFETY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; DEVICE; DRIVER; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33646495071     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2005.11.006     Document Type: Article

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