The importance and complexity of driving as an occupation

Question 1

How many motor vehicles are registered in Australia?

A. 201,000
B. 2,010,000
C. 20,100,000
D. 201,000,000

Answer 1

C. 20,100,000

Question 2

Driving provides people with

A. Access to their community
B. Access to their meaningful occupations.
C. Access to their community and occupation when they are unable to do so due to limitations from health conditions.
D. All of the above.

Answer 2

D. All of the above.

Question 3

What is the first step of the rapidly repeating cycle of driving?

A. The information is operated on by several cognitive processes.
B. The auditory and visual senses gain information about the vehicle and road environment.
C. Decisions are put into effect via the musculoskeletal system
D. Memory storage encodes important information to remember later.

Answer 3

B. The auditory and visual senses gain information about the vehicle and road environment.

Question 4

What is the second step of the rapidly repeating cycle of driving?

A. The information is operated on by several cognitive processes.
B. The auditory and visual senses gain information about the vehicle and road environment.
C. Decisions are put into effect via the musculoskeletal system
D. Memory storage encodes important information to remember later.

Answer 4

A. The information is operated on by several cognitive processes (which leads to decisions about driving),

Question 5

What is the third step of the rapidly repeating cycle of driving?

A. The information is operated on by several cognitive processes.
B. The auditory and visual senses gain information about the vehicle and road environment.
C. Decisions are put into effect via the musculoskeletal system
D. Memory storage encodes important information to remember later.

Answer 5

C. Decisions are put into effect via the musculoskeletal system (which acts on the various controls to alter the vehicle in relation to the road )

Question 6

What does the repeating sequence of driving depend on?

A. Hearing, vision and motor control.
B. Visual input, memory coding, long term retention.
C. Health conditions, cognitive function and motor function.
D. Sensory input, motor function, and cognitive function.

Answer 6

D. Sensory input, motor function, and cognitive function.