1973•The British Journal of PsychiatryRequires access
A Study of Dichotomous Thought Processes in Accident-prone Drivers
Lynette Plummer, S. Sunder Das
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Abstract
When a frequency distribution of motor vehicle accidents in any particular group is analysed, there is found to be a number of individuals who have a greater proportion of accidents than can be explained by chance alone. Research on the psychology of accident causation has been aimed largely at isolating particular personality characteristics which seem to be associated with high accident liability. However, the results from past research have been far from encouraging. Very little has been conclusively proved regarding the bearing of any one attribute on the accident rate, and there is still no single specific factor that is psychometrically capable of being identified as a predictor of accident liability.