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Inhibitory control and reward predict risky driving in young novice drivers – a simulator study

Author(s) -

Ellen M.M. Jongen,

Kris Brijs,

Marcell Komlos,

Tom Brijs,

Geert Wets

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

procedia - social and behavioral sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1877-0428

DOI - 10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.08.067

Subject(s) - driving simulator , simulation , psychology , control (management) , inhibitory control , computer science , applied psychology , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , cognition

The purpose of our study is to unravel the cognitive mechanisms that underlie risky driving in young novice drivers. We hypothesized that lower capacity for cognitive control and rewards predict risky driving and constitute its cognitive basis. Inhibitory control was measured with the stop signal reaction time (SSRT) task. Measures of risky driving included: standard deviation of lateral position (SDLP), speeding, and red light running. We found that: (1) inhibitory control is still developing within the young driver population; (2) lowered inhibitory control had a driving specific effect: young drivers with lower SSRT had a higher SDLP; (3) a rewarding context predicts risky driving

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