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PROMOTING SAFETY BELT USE WITH TRAFFIC SIGNS AND PROMPTERS
Author(s) -
Williams Melvin,
Thyer Bruce A.,
Bailey Jon S.,
Harrison Dianne F.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1901/jaba.1989.22-71
Subject(s) - traffic sign , psychology , signs and symptoms , seat belt , vital signs , poison control , stimulus (psychology) , applied psychology , sign (mathematics) , medical emergency , medicine , cognitive psychology , engineering , automotive engineering , surgery , mathematical analysis , mathematics
Two studies were conducted examining the stimulus‐control effects of conventional traffic signs as prompts for motor vehicle driver safety belt use. Following pilot research which suggested that a traffic sign reading “Fasten Safety Belt” posted at a parking lot exit was effective in producing small increases in safety belt use, Study I demonstrated the superiority of having human prompters display such signs compared to simply posting the signs. Study II replicated the findings of Study I and found that posted signs became more effective in prompting safety belt use if simple posting was preceded by a period involving human prompters who displayed the signs. The results bear upon the development of more effective use of traffic signs in promoting safety belt use and in viewing such use as an instance of rule‐governed behavior.