For the average backseat driver, about the only thing worse than taking the wrong exit on a busy highway is watching someone else take the wrong exit — from the passenger seat. So it may not be surprising that the brain of a scolding passenger shows the same pattern of activity as that of an irritated driver.
A region of the brain that lights up when someone makes an error, scientists have found, also springs into action when another person makes a mistake. An interesting report from the NY Times.
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Grohol, J. (2004). Passengers Feel the Driver’s Anxiety, Too. Psych Central. Retrieved on February 14, 2012, from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2004/04/28/passengers-feel-the-drivers-anxiety-too/
Grohol, J. (2004). Passengers Feel the Driver’s Anxiety, Too. Psych Central. Retrieved on February 14, 2012, from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2004/04/28/passengers-feel-the-drivers-anxiety-too/
