Final answer:
Lack of attention, high speed, and slow reaction to feedback can result in overcorrection during driving. Stress and fatigue amplify this issue, while the elimination of visual feedback can impair spatial awareness. Moreover, processing delays may lead to overshooting a desired action.
Step-by-step explanation:
The factors contributing to speed, lack of attention, and a quick move into overcorrect are multifaceted. When reacting rapidly to unexpected events, such as a skateboarder appearing in front of a car, the nervous system controls these urgent responses. High speed may decrease the reaction time available to respond to surprises. Reduced attention to the environment can result from a focus on complex tasks, which can lead to missing other important stimuli. Stress, fatigue, or even the limitation of feedback, such as visual cues being removed (as seen with the fingertip-to-nose test without visual assistance), can impair reaction times and spatial awareness, leading to overcorrection.
Processing delays, whether in perception as when feedback is artificially delayed or due to inherent brain function as seen in the elderly brain, can result in overshooting the intended action or reaction. For instance, if a feedback loop is delayed, a driver may apply the brakes too late, causing a crash or an overcorrection maneuver.