Outline of My Eighth Oral Presentation
ÒFeed the YoungÓ
This is a presentation of
Road Rage and Aggressive Driving: Steering Clear of Highway Warfare
Dr. Leon James and Dr. Diane Nahl, Prometheus Books, pp. 190-202
By Jadine Makinano
www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy22/g22-oral.htm
I. The Importance of Affective Driving
a. Definition
i. Driving behavior consists of three basic aspects of personality
1. Affective: the driverÕs feelings, emotions, attitudes, & values
2. Cognitive: the driverÕs thoughts, judgment, and knowledge
3. Sensorimotor: the driverÕs vision, motor reactions, fatigue, stress, and pain
b. Examples:
i. Affective: ÒIÕm feeling really pissed in trafficÓ
ii. Cognitive: ÒWhy am I so bothered about this trafficÓ
iii. Sensorimotor: Pressing on brakes because of anxiousness
c. Opinion: I think this concept is very crucial to being an effective and safe driver
II. Feeding the Young
a. Clarification
i. This refers to feeding young children from kindergarten to high school the driving psychology concepts.
b. Examples:
i. Kindergarten (Affective)
1. Students could learn how to practice self-witnessing activities in their cars with family members
ii. Middle School (Cognitive)
1. Critically analyze driving incidents and focus on the affective, cognitive and sensorimotor
iii. High School (Sensorimotor)
1. Practice hands-on skills with a driving simulator
III. Effectiveness
a.
Could prove to be efficient if implemented in early years
especially
b.
Opinion: I think
that these ideas and theories are absolutely necessary and imperative to not
only driving psychology, but throughout the childrenÕs learning processes.
Helpful Links:
www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/drivered/admin/support.html
http://www.drdriving.org/articles/lifelong-driver-education-article.htm
http://www.web.naesp.org/convNews03/session4.htm
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