How Personality and Reward Relate to Automobile Drivers' Judgments of Affordances Using Their Own Vehicles
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14983138 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David C Schwebel (0000-0002-2141-8970, University of Alabama at Birmingham, corresponding author), Julie Sherrod Yocom (University of Alabama at Birmingham) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 49-68 |
| Publication date | 2007-05-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ecological Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1040-7413 • E-ISSN: 1532-6969 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10407410709336950 |
| OpenAlex | W2001554333 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 26 |
Researchers have long recognized the importance of psychological processes in motor vehicle safety, but ecological theory-based research on factors that might contribute to motor vehicle crashes has lagged. This study was designed to test factors that might influence motor vehicle drivers' judgments of passability and fit-ability affordances. In particular, the authors tested personality and behavioral reinforcement as factors that might influence automobile drivers' judgments of affordances in three tasks set at various π-numbers: driving forward through a gap, driving backward through a gap, and fitting into a parallel-parking spot. Results across two studies suggest that personality does not relate to judgment of driving environment affordances, but institution of a behavioral reward system causes drivers to judge affordances in different ways. Implications for future research and for automobile safety intervention are discussed. Thanks also to Oliver John for permission to use the BFI personality scale and to Charles Browder and University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Parking and Transportation Services for granting use of the parking lot. This research was supported by the UAB Department of Psychology and School of Social and Behavioral Sciences and by the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. The U.S. government assumes no liability for the contents or use thereof
Affordance · Cognitive psychology · Personality · Applied Psychology · Human-Automation Interaction and Safety · Psychology · Safety Warnings and Signage · Social Psychology · Traffic and Road Safety
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |