MOTIVATIONAL DETERMINANTS OF EXPERIMENTAL RISK--TAKING BEHAVIOUR
THE FIRST PART OF A TWO-PART PROJECT ON INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS OF RISK-TAKING BEHAVIOR IS REPORTED. THIS PART CONSISTS OF LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS. A THEORETICAL DECISION MOTIVATION MODEL WAS USED TO ANALYSE THE INTERACTION OF VARIABLES SUCH AS ABILITY, RISK-PERCEPTION, EXPERIENCE AND PERSONALITY AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON RISKY OR SAFE BEHAVIOR. THE MOST IMPORTANT DEPENDENT VARIABLE WAS THE CHOICE BETWEEN TASKS. RESULTS INDICATE THAT IN A NOVEL SITUATION, WHEN THERE IS ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF INFORMATION ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS, VARIANCE RISK-TAKING IS EXPLAINED BY INDIVIDUAL ABILITY, ACCURACY OF RISK PERCEPTION AND INTERACTION OF PERSONALITY-VARIABLES. AFTER SOME EXPERIENCE WITH THE TASK THE INFLUENCE OF PERSONALITY-VARIABLES DISAPPEARS. /TRRL/
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Corporate Authors:
Psych Aspects of Driver Behavior /Neth
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Authors:
- Andriessen, J H
- Publication Date: 1972
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: 15 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Behavior; Drivers; Hazards; Mathematical models; Motivation; Psychological aspects; Risk assessment; Studies
- Uncontrolled Terms: Experimental data; Models
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00224713
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
- Report/Paper Numbers: Conf Paper
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 5 1974 12:00AM