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A Preliminary Psychological Assessment of the Skills of Motor Racing Drivers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Berenice Krikler
Berenice Krikler*
Affiliation:
Adult Psychiatric Unit, St. George's Hospital, 15 Knightsbridge, London, S.W.1
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Extract

This study reports certain test findings and generalizations on the performance of a small number of top ranking British Motor Racing drivers. The first section deals with the formal tests, the second is speculative about the motives involved in choosing motor racing as a career.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 111 , Issue 471 , February 1965 , pp. 192 - 194
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1965 

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