Training for Cognitive Complexity

Abstract

It is impossible to evaluate the effectiveness of training without adequate measurement techniques. In the research covered by this research note, measurement was accomplished through simulation technology; subjects were tested in a first simulation, and later re-tested. A consistent improvement in performance was found when people were given practical and conceptual information about how to apply conceptual stylistic to management efforts, especially decision-making. All measures of performance showed improvement.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA181828

Entities

People

  • Mary T. Piasecki
  • Rosanne M. Pogash
  • Siegfried Streufert

Organizations

  • Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cognitive Complexity
  • Concept Formation
  • Contrast
  • Executives
  • Information Processing
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • Personality
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Simulations
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Students
  • Thinking
  • Trainees
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design