Performance in Intelligence, Focused Attention and Personality in Different Groups of Drivers

Abstract This study attempted to identify differences in performance between groups of offending drivers, not offenders and drivers involved in accidents in intelligence, personality and focused attention, still evaluating the influence of the education level of the participants. Drivers in the process of renovation or addition of CNH category, a total of 319, of both sexes, with elementary school, high school and college, with ages ranging from 18 to 77 years (M = 40.62, SD = 10.8) comprised the sample. The results showed that the group variable (offenders, non offenders and involved in accidents) showed not significant for any of the measures considered, having been found significant influence of school level on measures of productivity (Palográfico) and intelligence (R1). The results suggest difficulties in differentiating group of drivers according to their performance on the instruments considered in this study.