Outline of My Third Oral Presentation
Homeostasis
This is a presentation of Reference 13 The Theory of Risk Homeostasis
By Gerald J.S. Wilde, Ph.D. 1994
By Sean Kinoshita
Instructions for this oral presentation are found at:
www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy21/g21-oral.htm
I. Target Level of Risk
A. The expected advantages of risky behavior alternatives
B. The expected costs of risky behavior alternatives
C. The expected benefits of safe behavior alternatives
D. The expected costs of safe behavior alternatives
II. Skills That Influence Road-User Behavior
A. Perceptual skills-ability to correctly assess one's level of decision making and handling skills
B. Decision making skills-operator's ability to decide what he/she should do in order to produce the desired adjustment so that the difference between the target and the perceived level of risk is minimized.
C. Vehicle handling skills-how affectively he/she can carry out that decision.
III. Individual Differences in Skill
A. Definition-people differ in their willingness and ability of driving.
B. Objective level of risk- amount of accident risk associated with a particular behavior by a particular driver on a particular road in the presence of other particular road users.
My home page:
www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/409af2004/Kinoshita/home.htm
Related links:
http://psyc.queensu.ca/target/chapter04.html#4.1
http://www.adtsea.iup.edu/TheChronicle/fall_94/risk_behavior_analysis.htm