The effect of pedestrian clothing in 18,000 road-crossing episodes

A confederate dressed in either smart or unkempt clothing made 18,000 attempts to cross the road at legally designated crossing points. Consistent with their statutory obligation, drivers were more likely to stop than not stop for the confederate, irrespective of the latter's clothing. However,...

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Main Authors: North, Adrian, Sheridan, Lorraine
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc. 2004
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37703
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description A confederate dressed in either smart or unkempt clothing made 18,000 attempts to cross the road at legally designated crossing points. Consistent with their statutory obligation, drivers were more likely to stop than not stop for the confederate, irrespective of the latter's clothing. However, the findings reflected those of previous studies showing that drivers were more likely to stop when the confederate was dressed smartly.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-377032017-09-13T14:27:25Z The effect of pedestrian clothing in 18,000 road-crossing episodes North, Adrian Sheridan, Lorraine A confederate dressed in either smart or unkempt clothing made 18,000 attempts to cross the road at legally designated crossing points. Consistent with their statutory obligation, drivers were more likely to stop than not stop for the confederate, irrespective of the latter's clothing. However, the findings reflected those of previous studies showing that drivers were more likely to stop when the confederate was dressed smartly. 2004 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37703 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2004.tb02590.x Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc. restricted
spellingShingle North, Adrian
Sheridan, Lorraine
The effect of pedestrian clothing in 18,000 road-crossing episodes
title The effect of pedestrian clothing in 18,000 road-crossing episodes
title_full The effect of pedestrian clothing in 18,000 road-crossing episodes
title_fullStr The effect of pedestrian clothing in 18,000 road-crossing episodes
title_full_unstemmed The effect of pedestrian clothing in 18,000 road-crossing episodes
title_short The effect of pedestrian clothing in 18,000 road-crossing episodes
title_sort effect of pedestrian clothing in 18,000 road-crossing episodes
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37703