The moderating effect of individual differences in error-management training: Who learns from mistakes?

Human Factors

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 435-448

  Loh, Vanessa ^a   Andrews, Sally ^a   Hesketh, Beryl ^b   Griffin, Barbara ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

active exploration; attribute treatment interaction effects; cognitive ability; dynamic decision making; error encouragement; personality; transfer of training

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE EXPLORATIONS; COGNITIVE ABILITY; DYNAMIC DECISION MAKING; INTERACTION EFFECT; PERSONALITY; TRANSFER OF TRAININGS;

DECISION MAKING; ERRORS;

PERSONNEL TRAINING;

ADULT; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; AVIATION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; LEARNING; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACCIDENTS, AVIATION; ADULT; AVIATION; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; LEARNING; MALE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875696429     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: 15478181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018720812451856     Document Type: Article

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