Professor Frank McKenna
PhD Project Supervision:
Areas of interest:
Applied cognitive psychology, particularly human error and accident involvement in driving.
Research groups & Centres:
Qualifications:
BSc, Glasgow; PhD, London
Publications:
Waylen, A.E. and McKenna, F.P.
(2008)
Risky attitudes towards road use in pre-drivers.
Accident Analysis & Prevention, 40 (3).
pp. 905-911.
ISSN 0001-4575
doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2007.10.005
Poulter, D.R. and McKenna, F.P.
(2007)
Is speeding a "real" antisocial behavior? A comparison with other antisocial behaviors.
Accident Analysis & Prevention, 39 (2).
pp. 384-389.
ISSN 0001-4575
doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.08.015
McKenna, F. P., Horswill, M. S. and Alexander, J. L.
(2006)
Does anticipation training affect drivers' risk taking?
Journal of Experimental Psychology-Applied, 12 (1).
pp. 1-10.
ISSN 1076-898X
doi: 10.1037/1076-898x.12.1.1
McKenna, F. P. and Horswill, M. S.
(2006)
Risk taking from the participant's perspective: the case of driving and accident risk.
Health Psychology, 25 (2).
pp. 163-170.
ISSN 0278-6133
doi: 10.1037/0278-6133.25.2.163
McKenna, F.P.
(2005)
What shall we do about speeding-education?
In: Underwood, G. (ed.)
Traffic and transport psychology.
Elsevier, London.
ISBN 9780080443799
Waylen, A. E., Horswill, M. S., Alexander, J. L. and McKenna, F. P.
(2004)
Do expert drivers have a reduced illusion of superiority?
Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 7 (4-5).
pp. 323-331.
ISSN 1369-8478
doi: 10.1016/j.trf.2004.09.009
Horswill, M.S. and McKenna, F.P.
(2004)
Drivers' hazard perception ability: situation awareness on the road.
In: Banbury, S. and S., T. (eds.)
A cognitive approach to situation awareness: theory and application.
Ashgate, Aldershot, pp. 155-175.
ISBN 9780754641988
McKenna, F. P. and Sharma, D.
(2004)
Reversing the emotional Stroop effect reveals that it is not what it seems: the role of fast and slow components.
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition, 30 (2).
pp. 382-392.
ISSN 0278-7393
doi: 10.1037/0278-7393.30.2.382
Waylen, A. and McKenna, F.P.
(2002)
Attitudes to driving in pre-17-year-olds.
In: Behavioural research in road safety: twelfth seminar, Dublin, pp. 188-194.
Waylen, A.E. and McKenna, F.P. (2008) Risky attitudes towards road use in pre-drivers. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 40 (3). pp. 905-911. ISSN 0001-4575 doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2007.10.005
Poulter, D.R. and McKenna, F.P. (2007) Is speeding a "real" antisocial behavior? A comparison with other antisocial behaviors. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 39 (2). pp. 384-389. ISSN 0001-4575 doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.08.015
McKenna, F. P., Horswill, M. S. and Alexander, J. L. (2006) Does anticipation training affect drivers' risk taking? Journal of Experimental Psychology-Applied, 12 (1). pp. 1-10. ISSN 1076-898X doi: 10.1037/1076-898x.12.1.1
McKenna, F. P. and Horswill, M. S. (2006) Risk taking from the participant's perspective: the case of driving and accident risk. Health Psychology, 25 (2). pp. 163-170. ISSN 0278-6133 doi: 10.1037/0278-6133.25.2.163
McKenna, F.P. (2005) What shall we do about speeding-education? In: Underwood, G. (ed.) Traffic and transport psychology. Elsevier, London. ISBN 9780080443799
Waylen, A. E., Horswill, M. S., Alexander, J. L. and McKenna, F. P. (2004) Do expert drivers have a reduced illusion of superiority? Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 7 (4-5). pp. 323-331. ISSN 1369-8478 doi: 10.1016/j.trf.2004.09.009
Horswill, M.S. and McKenna, F.P. (2004) Drivers' hazard perception ability: situation awareness on the road. In: Banbury, S. and S., T. (eds.) A cognitive approach to situation awareness: theory and application. Ashgate, Aldershot, pp. 155-175. ISBN 9780754641988
McKenna, F. P. and Sharma, D. (2004) Reversing the emotional Stroop effect reveals that it is not what it seems: the role of fast and slow components. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition, 30 (2). pp. 382-392. ISSN 0278-7393 doi: 10.1037/0278-7393.30.2.382
Waylen, A. and McKenna, F.P. (2002) Attitudes to driving in pre-17-year-olds. In: Behavioural research in road safety: twelfth seminar, Dublin, pp. 188-194.
