The Impact of Error Training and Individual Differences on Training Outcomes An Attribute-Treatment Interaction Perspective

• Published in: Journal of applied psychology Vol. 87; no. 1; pp. 143 - 155
• Main Authors: Gully, Stanley M, Payne, Stephanie C, Kiechel Koles, K. Lee, Whiteman, Jon-Andrew K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Psychological Association 01.02.2002
• Subjects: Adult; Applied psychology; Biological and medical sciences; Cognition; Cognitive Ability; Conscientiousness; Decision Making; Declarative Knowledge; Education; Effectiveness; Employee Performance Appraisal; Error; Errors; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Human; Humans; Individual Differences; Individuals; Knowledge; Learning; Learning. Memory; Male; Openness to Experience; Personnel Loyalty; Personnel Training; Psychological aspects; Psychology; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Random Allocation; Self-Efficacy; Studies; Task Performance and Analysis; Training; United States > US; Learning; Human; Acquisition process; Interindividual comparison; Self efficacy; Error; Intellectual ability; Cognition; Personality; Declarative memory; Performance; Psychological training

The authors examined the effectiveness of error training for trainees with different levels of cognitive ability, openness to experience, or conscientiousness. Participants ( N = 181) were randomly assigned to control, error-encouragement, or error-avoidance conditions and trained to perform a decis...