What Influences Driving Behaviour? Psychology Of Driving. A Cognitive Psychology Podcast Episode.

About this episode

This episode explores the psychological factors influencing driving behaviour, inspired by a discussion on The Handsome Podcast.

If you’ve been a long-term listener of The Psychology World Podcast then you might be aware that I am a massive fan of The Handsome Podcast. It’s a fun comedy podcast with three of my favourite comedians, including the brilliant Mae Martin. On the podcast, Mae recently spoke about passing their driving test, they were feeling more confident and their behaviour had changed since they passed their test. Therefore, in this cognitive psychology podcast episode, you’re going to learn about the complex interaction of social processes, emotional processes and mental processes that influence our driving behaviour. If you enjoy learning about cognitive psychology, social psychology and what happens behind the wheel, then this will be a great episode for you. In the psychology news section, you'll learn how parenthood inoculates against disgust, the importance of autistic flow states, and what it's like to live with alopecia. LISTEN NOW! If you want to support the podcast, please check out: FREE AND EXCLUSIVE 8 PSYCHOLOGY BOOK BOXSET- https://www.subscribepage.io/psychologyboxset Personality Psychology and Individual Differences…

People in this episode

Host: Connor Whiteley

Topics covered

• driving behaviour
• cognitive psychology
• social psychology
• emotional processes
• mental processes

Keywords

• driving behaviour
• cognitive psychology
• social processes
• emotional processes
• mental processes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Handsome Podcast, Amazon, Kob

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