Predicting pilots risk-taking behavior through an implicit association test

Human Factors

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 845-857

  Molesworth, Brett R C ^a   Chang, Betty ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerospace systems; Attitude; Aviation; Cognitive processes; Crew behavior; Decision making; Flight experience; Implicit association test; Individual differences; Personality; Pilot; Psychometric tests; Risk management; Risk perception; Risk taking; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE SYSTEMS; BEHAVIOR DECISION; COGNITIVE PROCESS; FLIGHT EXPERIENCE; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; PSYCHOMETRIC TEST; RISK TAKING; SOCIAL COGNITION;

AVIATION; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; FLIGHT SIMULATORS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; TESTING;

RISK PERCEPTION;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK MANAGEMENT;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 77950233342     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: 15478181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018720809357756     Document Type: Article

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