Citation

Aniţei M, Chraif M, Sandu MC. Procedia Soc. Behav. Sci. 2014; 127: 907-912.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.03.378

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The purpose of this study is focused on gender differences in traffic risk assuming and short term memory related to traffic situations.

METHOD: They were applied on a sample of 60 subjects, 30 men and 30 women in a psychology lab of a driving school. Instruments: ATATVT measuring short term memory in driving situation and WRBTV mesuring risk asuming tendencies in traffic situation (Vienna Test System, 2012). The results didn't confirm the statistical hypotheses in the way that male subjects evidence higher or lower tendences in assuming the risk in traffic situation than female subjects (p>0.05).