Improving the Understanding of Psychological Factors Contributing to Horse-Related Accident and Injury: Context, Loss of Focus, Cognitive Errors and Rigidity

Improving the Understanding of Psychological Factors Contributing to Horse-Related Accident and Injury: Context, Loss of Focus, Cognitive Errors and Rigidity

While the role of the horse in riding hazards is well recognised, little attention has been paid to the role of specific theoretical psychological processes of humans in contributing to and mitigating risk. The injury, mortality or compensation claim rates for participants in the horse-racing indust...

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Main Authors: Jodi DeAraugo, Suzanne McLaren, Phil McManus, Paul D. McGreevy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-02-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
human–horse risk
context-specificity
attention
cognitive error
self-reference
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/6/2/12

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