Perceived Feeling of Control
In Autonomous Driving
- Describes the passengers' perceived feeling of control while riding in a fully autonomous vehicle.
- Studies have shown that people want to be able to take over control whenever they want to [1].
- Even though the passenger does not have direct control anymore in SAE level-5 autonomous driving, different feedback modalities can be used to increase the perceived feeling of control - see Feedback Modality Cards.
Perceived Feeling of Control Definition
- An individual's perception of their ability to exert control over internal states and behaviours as well as their external surroundings is referred to as perceived feeling of control [3, 4, 5, 6].
- Increasing the perceived feeling of control can help to increase your well-being [2].
- People can have a "illusion of control" because their demand for control is so strong [3]. They then exaggerate their ability to control events. For instance, when someone feels in control of results that they can clearly show they had no effect over [7].
Evaluating the Perceived Feeling of Control
Sources
[1] - Jeon, Myounghoon, et al. "An international survey on automated and electric vehicles: Austria, Germany, South Korea, and USA." International Conference on Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management. Springer, Cham, 2018.
[2] - Pagnini, Francesco, Katherine Bercovitz, and Ellen Langer. "Perceived control and mindfulness: Implications for clinical practice." Journal of Psychotherapy Integration 26.2 (2016): 91.
[3] - Langer, Ellen J., and Susan Saegert. "Crowding and cognitive control." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 35.3 (1977): 175.
[4] - Lefcourt, Herbert M. "Internal versus external control of reinforcement: a review." Psychological bulletin 65.4 (1966): 206.
[5] - Pearlin, Leonard I., and Carmi Schooler. "The structure of coping." Journal of health and social behavior (1978): 2-21.
[6] - Wallston, Kenneth A., et al. "Perceived control and health." Current Psychology 6.1 (1987): 5-25.
[7] - Thompson, Suzanne C. "Illusions of control: How we overestimate our personal influence." Current Directions in Psychological Science 8.6 (1999): 187-190.