An examination of learning processes during critical incident training: Implications for the development of adaptable trainees

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1276-1291

  Neal, Andrew ^a   Godley, Stuart T ^b   Kirkpatrick, Terry ^c,d   Dewsnap, Graham ^c,d   Joung, Wendy ^a,b   Hesketh, Beryl ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c New South Wales Fire Brigades ^*  (Australia)

^d New South Wales Fire Brigades   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critical incident training; Decision making; Examples; Fire fighting; Learning; Learning processes; Memory; Rules; Training

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; TEACHING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; TEACHING;

EID: 33751010202     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.91.6.1276     Document Type: Article

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