TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Go Fast! Reaction Time Differences between Adults and Adolescents in Evaluating Risky Traffic Situations
JO  - Journal of health psychology
A1  - Feenstra, Hans
A1  - Ruiter, Rob
A1  - Kok, Gerjo
SP  - 343
EP  - 349
VL  - 17
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1359-1053
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105311417190
ID  - ref1
ER  -