Feedback Specificity, Exploration, and Learning

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 248-262

  Goodman, Jodi S ^a,d   Wood, Robert E ^b   Hendrickx, Margaretha ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 1842709164     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.89.2.248     Document Type: Article

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