The impact of visual perspective and anger on the actor-observer bias among automobile drivers

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 115-122

  Hennessy, Dwight A ^a   Jakubowski, Robert ^b  

^a BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Actor observer bias; Attributions; Automobiles; Traffic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANGER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; OBSERVER VARIATION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 34248531285     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580601048937     Document Type: Article

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