The Influence of Type of Instructions on the Performance of a Perceptual-Motor Task

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Title
The Influence of Type of Instructions on the Performance of a Perceptual-Motor Task
Date
1951
Index Abstract
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Report Number
HRRC RB 51-7
Creator
Hagin, William V.
Corporate Author
Human Resources Research Center
Laboratory
Perceptual and Motor Skills Research Laboratory
Extent
29
Identifier
ADF760082
Access Rights
None
Distribution Classification
1
Contract
Laboratory Research - No Contract
DoD Project
21-09-004
DoD Task
None Given
DTIC Record Exists
No
Distribution Change Authority Correspondence
None
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the media through which set is established by instructions, upon the performance of a complex motor task. SAM Complex Coordination Test CM701E was administered with standard time limits, under three different conditions of instruction, to three groups of basic airmen. Group I, containing 236 subjects, read the instructions from a typed card and were shown a demonstration without any oral explanation. Instructions were given to Group II, composed of 194 subjects, by means of oral presentation accompanied by demonstration of the task. The Control Group, containing 261 subjects, was given the test under standard instructions, which represented somewhat less thorough oral-demonstration instructions than those given Group II. Thirteen paper-and-pencil tests of the Airman Classification Battery and five psychomotor tests from the Aircrew Classification Battery were also administered, with standard directions, to the same groups of subjects. Intercorrelations were obtained between scores on these measures and scores on the Complex Coordination Test.
Report Availability
Full text available by request
Date Issued
1951-05
Provenance
IIT
Type
report
Format
29 pages ; 28 cm.