Showing papers in "Journal of Applied Psychology in 1967"
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TL;DR: The study discovered that there was a significant increase in performance when individuals had goals and a significant decline in performance in the “do your best” group.
Abstract: The current study was completed in 1967 and sought to discover how goal setting could influence motivation and performance on a task. Subjects were told to either “Do your best” on an initial test. On second and third tests, individuals were told to either “do your best” or to “meet or exceed their previous performance”. The study discovered that there was a significant increase in performance when individuals had goals. Conversely there was a significant decline in performance in the “do your best” group.
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TL;DR: The findings showed that the military officers were less fulfilled and less satisfied than their civilian counterparts, however, fulfillment and satisfaction increased in relation to military rank in the same way as for civilian managers.
Abstract: 703 commissioned officers and 594 noncommissioned personnel serving in an overseas Air Force Command completed a questionnaire measuring need fulfillment and satisfaction. Results for 3 levels of the commissioned officers were compared to previous results for analogous levels of civilian managers The findings showed that the military officers were less fulfilled and less satisfied than their civilian counterparts. However, fulfillment and satisfaction increased in relation to military rank in the same wa> as for civilian managers When commissioned officers were compared with noncommissioned officers, higher NCOs reported more fulfillment but les« satisfaction than lower-ranking commissioned officers.
TL;DR: 'Companies' composed of two and three sub-divided ex-T groups performed significantly more effectively in the game than 'companies' made up of wholly reconstituted training groups and appeared to be less effective as companies because of overconfidence in each other's dependability.
Abstract: : Ninety-three graduate business students at the University of Pittsburgh were assigned to nine 'companies' to play the Carnegie Tech Management Game. The game was the major portion of a 15-week course in integrated decision-making. Men were assigned to 'companies' according to whether they had been in the same or different quasi-T groups 15 weeks earlier. 'Companies' composed of two and three sub-divided ex-T groups performed significantly more effectively in the game than 'companies' made up of wholly reconstituted sensitivity training groups. The latter reported less internal conflict but appeared to be less effective as companies because of overconfidence in each other's dependability. (Author)
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TL;DR: Considering the chance factor involved in driving risks, this technology offers an important step in driver testing.
Abstract: THIS RESEARCH HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT TO TEST THE HYPOTHESIS THAT DRIVERS WITH DIFFERENT DRIVING HISTORIES (THE HIGH- ACCIDENT, THE LOW-ACCIDENT, THE HIGH-VIOLATOR, AND THE BEGINNING DRIVER) EXHIBIT MEASURABLY DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS WHEN TESTED ON THE SAME ROUTE IN AN INSTRUMENTED CAR. THE DEVICE USED IN COLLECTING DATA, CALLED A DRIVOMETER, RECORDS IN DIGITAL FORM: (1) DRIVER CONTROL ACTIONS, (2) VEHICLE MOTIONS, AND (3) TRAFFIC EVENTS. THE MEASUREMENTS WERE TAKEN OVER A ROUTE OF APPROXIMATLEY 17 MI. AND REVEALED SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE POPULATIONS AND RELIABILITY IN INDIVIDUAL PREDICTION OF ABOUT 2 IN 3. CONSIDERING THE CHANCE FACTOR INVOLVED IN DRIVING RISKS, THIS TECHNIQUE OFFERS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN DRIVER TESTING. /AUTHOR/
TL;DR: The authors found that 3.264 adults searched for headlines three times in VARIOUS MEMBERS of the TIMES Group of TypeFACES (TGTF) group of typefaces.
Abstract: 264 ADULTS SEARCHED FOR HEADLINES WHICH WERE PRINTED 3 TIMES IN VARIOUS MEMBERS OF THE TIMES GROUP OF TYPEFACES. THERE WERE 2 NEWS SHEETS, AND A 2 * 2 FACTORIAL DESIGN WAS USED TO COMPARE PAIRS OF ALTERNATIVE PRINTINGS. HEADLINES PRINTED IN TITLING OR EXTENDED TITLING CAPITALS WITH HEIGHTS ACCORDING