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Validation of a visual attention test as a predictor of driving accident involvement
Author(s) -
Arthur Winfred,
Strong Mark H.,
Williamson John
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of occupational and organizational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 2044-8325
pISSN - 0963-1798
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8325.1994.tb00559.x
Subject(s) - psychology , test (biology) , accident (philosophy) , selection (genetic algorithm) , correlation , poison control , social psychology , medical emergency , computer science , artificial intelligence , medicine , paleontology , philosophy , geometry , mathematics , epistemology , biology
A computer‐administered test of visual attention was investigated as a predictor of driving accident involvement. Three forms of the test were administered to three independent samples. The correlation between test performance and self‐reported driving accident involvement was significant. Furthermore, the magnitude of this relationship was within the upper range of validities typically reported for most selection devices. The potential utility of the test and suggestions for future research are discussed.