Adolescence is often described as a period of heightened risk-taking. Adolescents are notorious for impulsivity, emotional volatility, and risky behaviors such as drinking and driving under the influence of alcohol. By contrast, we found that risk-taking declines linearly from childhood to adulthood when individuals make choices over monetary gambles. Further, with age we found increases in the...

Computer-generated speech is becoming more commonplace in classrooms, so it important to examine the impact of computer voice on students’ cognition a variety learning situations. The current study investigated effects cognitively stressful, audio-only situation. In this experiment, 122 college students were recruited listen an audio lecture and respond test questions. Our findings indicated th...

Synchronous behaviours occur when two or more animals display the same behaviour at time. However, mechanisms underlying this synchrony are not well understood. In study, we carried out an experiment to determine whether Bottlenose dolphins use acoustic cues performing a known synchronised exercise. For this, recorded three while they performed requested aerial jumps both individually synchrono...

BACKGROUND Driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol is a major public health concern, and many individuals continue to drink and drive even after being convicted of a DUI offense. Latinos, in particular, are disproportionately likely to be arrested for a DUI, have higher rates of recidivism, and are more likely to die in alcohol-related accidents than non-Latino Whites. Latinos also experie...

The situational factors associated with youthful driving while intoxicated (DWI) and riding with an impaired driver (RWID) are examined. Data were collected from separate samples of youth who had driven while impaired by alcohol and who had ridden with an alcohol-impaired driver. The purpose of the study was to determine whether there are consistent situational factors associated with DWI and R...

OBJECTIVE To determine the proportion of first time driving while alcohol impaired (DWI) offenders who drive while their driver's license is suspended. DESIGN Systematic, unobtrusive observations were conducted by surveillance professionals from Pinkerton Investigative Services, Inc, of first time offenders in the City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Bergen County, New Jersey. Observations inclu...