Departamento de Psicología
Experimental
Current Research
Title: Psychological and contextual factors involved in the perception and risk behavior in driving scenarios
Proyecto de excelencia. P09-SEJ-4752 (Junta de Andalucía)
From: 01-01-2010 to: 01-01-2013
Chief: Antonio Cándido
Our general aim is to describe the relevant factors in risk perception and behaviour in driving scenarios. Those factors influencing risk taking and its change.
We are using a two step research strategy:
1. First: design computer screen experiments to isolate theoretical relevant variables en those scenarios
2. second, implement those experimental tasks in a medium fidelity moped simulator (Honda Riding Trainer)
In both tasks, we add different dependent variables:
A. Behavioural: Reaction time and number of accidents and errors
B. Psychophysical analysis: Signal detention theory
C. Psychophysiological measures: peripheral an central measures
To better understand decision making and risk taking in driving scenarios
Facilities
Honda Ryder Simulators
EEG technology (Nuamps, Brain vision)
Peripherical psychophysiology (PowerLab)
Eye-movements technology (Eye-Link II, facelab, Tobby)
Graduate and Phd students are welcome
