The additive impact of group and individual publicly displayed feedback: Examining individual response patterns and response generalization in a safe-driving occupational intervention

Behavior Modification

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 338-366

  Ludwig, Timothy D ^a   Geller, E Scott ^b   Clarke, Steven W ^b  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

behavior based safety; goal setting; group versus individual feedback

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; GENERALIZATION, RESPONSE; GOALS; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

EID: 77957887305     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: 15524167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445510383523     Document Type: Article

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