The effect of age and personality on the main cognitive processes in drivers

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 367-379

  Biernacki, Marcin ^a   Tarnowski, Adam ^b  

^a MILITARY INSTITUTE OF AVIATION MEDICINE   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Age; Cognition; Extraversion; Neuroticism; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; COGNITION; EXTRAVERSION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLAND; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COGNITION; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PERSONALITY; POLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858789940     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s13382-011-0035-n     Document Type: Article

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