More Than 40 Percent of Traffic-Related Fatalities Each Year Are

Multiple Choice

More than 40 percent of traffic-related fatalities each year are caused by drunk driving, in part because people who have been drinking have notoriously bad judgment. They tend to focus only on the situation at hand and not on its long-term consequences. This is called

A) delirium tremens.
B) narcolepsy.
C) alcohol myopia.
D) tardive dyskinesia.
E) a compensatory response.