Age differences in cognitive and psychomotor abilities and simulated driving

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 802-808

  Shanmugaratnam, Sharmili ^a   Kass, Steven J ^a   Arruda, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age differences; Cognitive; Neuropsychological testing; Psychomotor; Simulated driving

Indexed keywords

AGE DIFFERENCES; COGNITIVE; COGNITIVE PROCESSING; DRIVING ABILITIES; DRIVING PERFORMANCE; DRIVING TEST; GRADUATE COURSE; LICENSE RENEWAL; LICENSED DRIVERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OLDER DRIVERS; PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS; PSYCHOMOTOR DOMAIN; REACTION TIME; SIMULATED DRIVING; SUSTAINED ATTENTION; TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY;

ACCIDENTS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; DIFFUSERS (OPTICAL);

TESTING;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CAR DRIVING; COGNITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; LOGIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REACTION TIME; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COGNITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950307595     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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