Can pretraining experiences explain individual differences in learning?

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 110-116

  Smith Jentsch, Kimberly A ^a   Jentsch, Florian G ^b   Payne, Stephanie C ^a   Salas, Eduardo ^a  

^a Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division   (United States)

^b Code 4961 ^*

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EID: 0030550854     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.81.1.110     Document Type: Article

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