@article{ref1,
title="Go Fast! Reaction Time Differences between Adults and Adolescents in Evaluating Risky Traffic Situations",
journal="Journal of health psychology",
year="2012",
author="Feenstra, Hans and Ruiter, Rob and Kok, Gerjo",
volume="17",
number="3",
pages="343-349",
abstract="This study investigated the hypothesis that adults are faster than adolescents in responding to risks. Twenty-six adolescents (M ( age ) = 15 years) and 26 adults (M ( age ) = 47 years) responded to risky situations (e.g. 'Is it a good idea to drive a car while having drunk alcohol?') and non-risky situations (e.g. ' … wear a helmet while riding a moped?') in a choice reaction time task. Adults responded 110ms faster to both risky and non-risky questions than adolescents. Both adolescents and adults responded on average 100ms faster to risky questions than to non-risky questions. The results of this study suggest a possible explanation for the increased accident involvement of adolescents in traffic.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1359-1053",
doi="10.1177/1359105311417190",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105311417190"
}