The article presents computer-aided systems for psychological diagnostics in driver testing that are commonly used worldwide. The article describes their advantages and disadvantages, and compares them to other methods used in transport psychology. The paper focuses on the description of the most globally recognized computer-based test battery – the Vienna Test System, designed by the Austrian company Dr. Schuhfried Medizintechnik GmbH. The article discusses selected, most popular tests from the Vienna Test System, covering the diagnosis of intellectual and psychomotor efficiency. Furthermore, the article presents research on the validity of the tests, which refers to the correlation of test results with driver behavior in real road traffic. In Poland, approximately 4,000-5,000 people die annually as a result of road accidents. (…)
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Source: Logistyka Magazine
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