Psychology of Driving - PSY440
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This unit examines driving behaviour from a human factors perspective. Many of the factors that affect safe/unsafe driving are the same as those that affect occupational safety. Human error is regarded as a contributing factor in 70-90% of accidents in all walks of life, often brought about by poor human factors design. This unit will discuss how the factors of perception, attention, distraction, memory, fatigue, risk sensitivity, experience, and drugs - both prescribed and 'recreational' can affect driving. They will be looked at within the total context of user experience, their limitations and their predispositions. In the light of these insights we will discuss how a safer system can be designed to accommodate the fallibility of its users.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| When Offered: | S2 Day - Session 2, North Ryde, Day |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr Eugene Chekaluk, Dr Julia Irwin |
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| NCCW(s): | PSYC440, PSYC740 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Psychology Faculty of Human Sciences |
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