On Working Memory Capacity and Implicit Associations between Advanced Age and Dangerous Driving Stereotypes
There is a stereotype that aged drivers are dangerous drivers, but there is no scientific documentation to prove this. However, the existence of the negative stereotype may affect the driving performance of many older adults. This article examines the stereotype using implicit tests. An experiment was conducted to document the presence of the stereotype in both young and older drivers by use of a driving and age Implicit Association Test (IAT). A second experiment showed that working memory capacity moderates how much young adults can change the IAT score. The results show that working memory capacity can help reduce the impact of negative stereotypes.
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Authors:
- Lambert, Ann E
- Seegmiller, Janelle K
- Stefanucci, Jeanine K
- Watson, Jason M
- Publication Date: 2013-5
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 306-313
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Serial:
- Applied Cognitive Psychology
- Volume: 27
- Issue Number: 3
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
- ISSN: 0888-4080
- EISSN: 1099-0720
- Serial URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1099-0720
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aged drivers; Attitudes; Drivers; Driving; Hazards; Memory
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01520432
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 29 2014 11:13AM