For a prolonged time, individuals who take roadways have experienced aggressive driving, raising a concern to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. As a result, a case scenario method is used to examine the role of self-validation in a driving situation. The hypothesis target population was drivers and the participants were introductory psychology students within a university setting. Drivers with high confidence thoughts were prone to anger and provoked by a condition that made them aggressive compared to ones with low attributes of anger.
Different drivers on the roads operate differently. Some of the drivers lack patience, especially in traffic, being involved in risky actions resulting in automotive accidents. This hypothesis did not answer the question, instead, it raised more questions on other factors that could contribute to aggressive driving on the road. For example, irrational beliefs, prior sadness, and anxiety also provoke aggressiveness.
The findings of this case study are vital because they are based on self-validation processes where both participants report confidence effects when they are contextually induced.
The research had several limitations as it focused on psychology students who do not constitute the widespread population of the drivers, and the degree of generalization was unspecified. Additionally, age is significant in the measure of anger trait was not considered. I believe that the role of practical coherence plays an integral part in escalating the thought of confidence. The researchers should have a more detailed, comprehensive analysis process involved in anger incidents, like the thought of confidence, which intensify future findings.
Reference
Blankenship, K. L., Nesbit, S. M., & Murray, R. A. (2013). Driving anger and metacognition: The role of thought confidence on anger and aggressive driving intentions. Aggressive Behavior, 39(4), 323-334.