Psy
409a, Sept. 24, 2006
Self-Witnessing, Threefold-Self, and Driving Behavior
by Gina Kim
Instructions
for this activity are found at:
www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy25/g25-oral1.htm
Instructor:
Dr. Leon James
Peter Rothe,
Editor (2002). Driving Lessons: Exploring Systems That Make Traffic Safer.
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A.
Driver Self-Witnessing
1. Self-witnessing means to
think aloud and it is a technique that has been used in many different types of
studies that want to see thought processes.
2. Using this with drivers shows
us their affective states and cognitive processes.
B.
Driver’s Threefold Self
1. Acquiring behavior or a habit
occurs in three domains: Affective, Cognitive, and Sensorimotor
a. Affective –
this can be seen when a driver reacts emotionally
b. Cogintive – this can be seen when a driver thinks or tries
to reason with what is happening
c. Sensorimotor – this can be seen when a driver describes
what he is doing while driving and describes his motor actions.
C.
Driver’s Mental Health
1. Driving causes incidents in
which drivers can experience extreme emotions.
a. extreme physiological
reactions
b. extreme
emotional reactions
c. extreme
irrational thought sequences
2. This is very unhealthy for
drivers and further studies must be done to figure out a way to help this
problem.
D.
Taxonomy of Driving Behavior
1. When obtaining data regarding
driving behavior, a driver’s skills are labeled as (+) and errors are labeled
as (-).
2. There are also 3 levels of
driver competence.
a. Level 1 =
Proficiency
b. Level 2 =
Safety
c. Level 3 =
Responsibility
3. There is a three step program
for self-modification
a. Acknowledge
the fact that there is a negative problem to be fixed
b. Witness
yourself doing this particular negative behavior
c. Modify this
behavior
LINKS
1. Driving Tips : http://www.smartmotorist.com/tip/tip.htm
- This website gives a list of 21 smart
driving tips for new drivers. I liked it because it helps to promote safe
driving from the beginning. It also gives other helpful tips about drowsy
driving and how to stay patient while driving.
2. Are You a Road Rager? : http://roadragers.com/
- This website allows you to take a test to analyze your driving skills. It
also has another quiz that rates your driving knowledge. I liked this website because it allows you to
see what kind of driver you are and then it gives you safe driving tips.
3. Road Rage as a Mental
Disorder : http://mentalhealth.about.com/cs/stressmanagement/a/roadrage.htm
- This article discusses whether or not road rage is a mental disorder. It gives a list of what people with road rage
do. It also gives a list of other relevant links to articles about road rage
and how to handle it as the doer and as the victim.
My Home page: www.soc.hawaii.edu/leon/409af2006/kim/kim-home.htm
Class Home
Page: www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy25/classhome-g25.htm