Do expert drivers have a reduced illusion of superiority?

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 7, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 323-331

  Waylen, Andrea E ^a   Horswill, Mark S ^b   Alexander, Jane L ^c   McKenna, Frank P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Driving; Experience; Expertise; Illusory biases; Training; Unrealistic optimism

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DRIVER TRAINING; ERROR ANALYSIS; FEEDBACK; HEALTH; MONITORING; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

DRIVING; EXPERIENCE; EXPERTISE; ILLUSORY BIASES; UNREALISTIC OPTIMISM;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

EID: 9444230494     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2004.09.009     Document Type: Article

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