Experimental analysis of specific auditory-light safety belt reminder systems and safety belt behavior: "prods" or "prompts"

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dc.contributor.authorBerry, Thomas Davisen
dc.contributor.committeechairGeller, E. Scotten
dc.contributor.committeememberWinett, Richard A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberPrestrude, Albert M.en
dc.contributor.departmentPsychologyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:40:56Zen
dc.date.adate2010-07-21en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:40:56Zen
dc.date.issued1988-03-01en
dc.date.rdate2010-07-21en
dc.date.sdate2010-07-21en
dc.description.abstractSafety belt reminder systems are ubiquitously present in most, if not alI automobiles sold in the United States. Past research has found that the effectiveness of these reminder systems have shown minimal social benefit in the effort to increase safety belt use. The current investigation was conducted to determine if modified reminder systems could improve safety belt use. This research used an electronically equipped research vehicle sponsored by General Motors Corporation. The vehicle's research equipment allowed for the manipulation of different auditory reminder stimuli (i.e., chime, buzzer, and voice), temporal factors (e.g., presentation delays and second reminders) I and the measurement of the driver's safety belt use. Three modifications were explored: the presentation of a Delayed Reminder, Second Reminder, and comparisons of different auditory stimuli. The vehicle also permitted a single subject repeated measure design and methodology that provided process analysis. The results showed that the Delayed Reminder appeared ineffective at increasing belt use, whereas the Second Reminder was found to increase two out of nine subjects' safety belt response rates. The differential effects between the three auditory stimuli (i.e., Chime, Buzzer, & Voice) were inconclusive, though for two subjects the Buzzer and Voice were associated with safety belt increases.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentxii, 155 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-07212010-020220en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07212010-020220/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/43833en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1988.B476.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 19008935en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1988.B476en
dc.subject.lcshAutomobile drivers -- Attitudesen
dc.subject.lcshAutomobiles -- Seat beltsen
dc.titleExperimental analysis of specific auditory-light safety belt reminder systems and safety belt behavior: "prods" or "prompts"en
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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