T K Pitcairn
Biographic Data
| ID | 3654968 |
|---|---|
| NAME | T K Pitcairn |
| GIVEN NAMES | T K |
| FAMILY NAME | Pitcairn |
| SIGNATURE | PITCAIRN T K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Edinburgh |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 58 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Individual differences in road crossing ability in young children and adults
Young children are more at risk of traffic pedestrian accidents than adults. Previous experiments have failed to show large differences between adults and children in crossing behaviour. The reasons for this are not clear, but it could be that some children are more at risk than others, because of individual differences. These differences have been difficult to investigate in the past. This paper examines a double video technique developed to sol…
The Communication of Differential Relationships in Preschool Children
We examined the conversations of 14 preschool children to explore differences in communication between friends and nonfriends in a well‐established group. Children's social preferences were identified by analysing relative utterance frequencies which revealed a network structure of 4 cliques. We then examined whether the integration (inclusion/exclusion) and social theme (person/action) content of children's utterances, and the responses (accept/…
The effectiveness of parents in promoting the development of road crossing skills in young children
Background . Young children show poor judgment when asked to select a safe place to cross the road, frequently considering dangerous sites to be safe. Correspondingly, child pedestrian accidents are over‐represented at such locations. Increasing the child's ability to recognise such dangers is a central challenge for road safety education. Aims . Practical training methods have proved effective in improving such judgments but are labour‐intensive…
Young children's learning on road‐crossing simulations
Previous studies have characterised young children as unskilled road‐users. Provision of training and practice in basic road‐crossing skills may reduce children's risk on the roads, as increasing automatisation of these skills will free attentional resources for more demanding aspects of road‐user behaviour. Previous work by Lee and colleagues suggests that training on a road‐crossing simulation called the Pretend Road improves various aspects of…
Errors in young children's decisions about traffic gaps
Young children's vulnerability as pedestrians has often been attributed to deficiencies in their decision making about vehicle approach times. Some studies have found a preponderance of risky decisions below the age of eight years. In contrast, studies using a closer simulation of road crossing, known as the pretend road, have found a preponderance of overcautious decisions in young children: traffic gaps of adequate size were frequently rejected…
Behavioural Group Training of Children to Find Safe Routes to Cross the Road
S ummary . Young children show poor judgment when asked to select safe places to cross the road and frequently consider dangerous sites to be safe ones. Thus, a sharp bend, the brow of a hill or positions close to parked cars are considered safe places to cross by most children under 9 years of age. This study examined the effectiveness of two practical training programmes in improving the judgments of 5‐year‐olds. Children were trained in small …
Origins and Processing of Facial Expressions
Universals and cultural differences in the judgments of facial expressions of emotion
Universals and cultural differences in the judgments of facial expressions of emotion
Origins and Processing of Facial Expressions
Errors in young children's decisions about traffic gaps
Young children's vulnerability as pedestrians has often been attributed to deficiencies in their decision making about vehicle approach times. Some studies have found a preponderance of risky decisions below the age of eight years. In contrast, studies using a closer simulation of road crossing, known as the pretend road, have found a preponderance of overcautious decisions in young children: traffic gaps of adequate size were frequently rejected…
Behavioural Group Training of Children to Find Safe Routes to Cross the Road
S ummary . Young children show poor judgment when asked to select safe places to cross the road and frequently consider dangerous sites to be safe ones. Thus, a sharp bend, the brow of a hill or positions close to parked cars are considered safe places to cross by most children under 9 years of age. This study examined the effectiveness of two practical training programmes in improving the judgments of 5‐year‐olds. Children were trained in small …
Young children's learning on road‐crossing simulations
Previous studies have characterised young children as unskilled road‐users. Provision of training and practice in basic road‐crossing skills may reduce children's risk on the roads, as increasing automatisation of these skills will free attentional resources for more demanding aspects of road‐user behaviour. Previous work by Lee and colleagues suggests that training on a road‐crossing simulation called the Pretend Road improves various aspects of…
The Communication of Differential Relationships in Preschool Children
We examined the conversations of 14 preschool children to explore differences in communication between friends and nonfriends in a well‐established group. Children's social preferences were identified by analysing relative utterance frequencies which revealed a network structure of 4 cliques. We then examined whether the integration (inclusion/exclusion) and social theme (person/action) content of children's utterances, and the responses (accept/…
The effectiveness of parents in promoting the development of road crossing skills in young children
Background . Young children show poor judgment when asked to select a safe place to cross the road, frequently considering dangerous sites to be safe. Correspondingly, child pedestrian accidents are over‐represented at such locations. Increasing the child's ability to recognise such dangers is a central challenge for road safety education. Aims . Practical training methods have proved effective in improving such judgments but are labour‐intensive…
Individual differences in road crossing ability in young children and adults
Young children are more at risk of traffic pedestrian accidents than adults. Previous experiments have failed to show large differences between adults and children in crossing behaviour. The reasons for this are not clear, but it could be that some children are more at risk than others, because of individual differences. These differences have been difficult to investigate in the past. This paper examines a double video technique developed to sol…
Psychology (8 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Traffic and Road Safety (5 works) · Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Pedestrian (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Applied Psychology (2 works) · Communication (2 works)