Just keep reminding yourself how wonderful it feels to drive and remain loyal to your new persona. Though it may be hard, don't give into temptations. You must feel appreciation when being given advice by passengers, and be forgiving of others' mistakes and weaknesses. Notice and be helpful and understanding to other drivers. Verbalize nice sentiments, enjoy the ride and relax.
Behavioral theorists suggest that behaviors essentially are responses to stimuli.
In Traffic psychology, the stimuli would include other drivers on the road, pedestrians, passengers, and anything else in the environment. Because behavior is learned, or conditioned, we can extinguish unpleasant behaviors through counter conditioning. Everytime he drove without swearing, he rewarded himself with a quarter, and if he did swear, his girlfriend would take a quarter away from him. Dr. James talked about the role of cognitive behavior. By being rational, using logic, and making correct judgments, we are employing cognitive skill.