Study Abroad Elective

(2,3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

Study Abroad Psychology elective course IT - Trinity College - Dublin: "Traffic Psychology" This module aims to give an overview of the insight psychology can give us to the antecedents of how individuals behave while engaging with traffic. From the vulnerable road users (pedestrians, cyclists and those who ride power-two-wheelers) to the professional driver; all make decisions which are then acted upon within a road environment. Most of these decisions and subsequent actions are safe but many are not with serious consequences. As an applied discipline, Traffic Psychologists we can apply many of the lessons from the five areas of psychology to making travelling by road much safer thus reducing the number of fatalities or serious injuries which occur every year on our roads. This module will highlight how basic psychological principles can help explain difficulties that emerge in road use.