Impact of Frame-of-Reference and Behavioral Observation Training on Alternative Training Effectiveness Criteria in a Canadian Military Sample

Human Performance

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 3-26

  Noonan, Lisa E ^a   Sulsky, Lorne M ^b  

^a CFB Edmonton Lecture Train Facility   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 0035606985     PISSN: 08959285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327043HUP1401_02     Document Type: Article

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