INATTENTIONAL BLINDNESS DURING DRIVING IN YOUNGER AND OLDER ADULTS

Inattentional Blindness During Driving in Younger and Older Adults

Age-related changes to perceptual and cognitive abilities have been implicated in an increased risk of collision in older adults.This may be due, in part, to their reduced ability to attend to potentially relevant aspects of their driving environment.An associated general phenomenon of inattentional blindness involves a failure to notice visually p

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Reclassification of English Learners

Ron Unz, originator of Proposition 227, claimed, prior to the passage of Prop.227, that the five percent annual reclassification rate of English learners to fluent English proficient indicated bilingual education was a failure.Critics of Prop.227 have countered that the annual reclassification rate has tanguray covington changed little since the pa

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Reasons for and consequences of missed appointments in general practice in the UK: questionnaire survey and prospective review of medical records

Abstract Background Missed appointments are a common occurrence in primary care in the UK, yet little is known about the reasons for them, or the consequences of missing an appointment.This paper aims to determine the reasons for missed appointments and whether patients who miss an appointment subsequently consult their general practitioner (GP).Se

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