Personality as a predictor of driving performance: An exploratory study

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 381-389

  Classen, Sherrilene ^a   Nichols, Austin Lee ^a,b   McPeek, Robert ^c   Breiner, Judith F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c Center for Applications of Psychological Type   (United States)

Author keywords

Myers Briggs Type Indicator instrument; Older drivers; On road evaluation; ROC curve

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; ROADS AND STREETS;

AREA UNDER THE CURVES; DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE; EXPLORATORY STUDIES; MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATORS; OLDER DRIVERS; ON-ROAD EVALUATION; REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE; ROC CURVES;

TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 79960005594     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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