Testing for Independent Effects of Prosocial Knowledge and Technical Knowledge on Skill and Performance

Human Performance

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 311-327

  Kell, Harrison J ^a   Motowidlo, Stephan J ^b   Martin, Michelle P ^c   Stotts, Angela L ^d   Moreno, Carlos A ^d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 84907464997     PISSN: 08959285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08959285.2014.929692     Document Type: Article

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