Training and transfer of a structural fault-finding strategy

Ergonomics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 92-109

  Munley, Gary A ^a   Patrick, J ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fault finding; Training; Transfer

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PLANTS; PERSONNEL TRAINING;

FAULT FINDING STRATEGY;

ERGONOMICS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ERROR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PROBLEM SOLVING; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 0031027923     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401397188404     Document Type: Article

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