Success on a practical driver's license test with and without the presence of another testee

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1296-1301

  Rosenbloom, Tova ^a   Shahar, Amit ^a   Perlman, Amotz ^a   Estreich, Dov ^a   Kirzner, Eyal ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Driving skills; Gender differences; Practical driving test; Social facilitation

Indexed keywords

SAFETY ENGINEERING;

DRIVING SKILLS; GENDER DIFFERENCES; PRACTICAL DRIVING TEST; SOCIAL FACILITATION;

DRIVER LICENSING;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRIVER LICENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ISRAEL; LICENSING; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVER EXAMINATION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; ISRAEL; LICENSURE; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 34848867541     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2007.03.015     Document Type: Article

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