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Title: | The influence of training and practice in the test and work performance of a small sample of African workers |
Authors: | Hudson, W. Mokoatle, B. Mbau, G.G. |
Year: | 1958 |
Periodical: | Journal of the National Institute for Personnel Research |
Volume: | 7 |
Issue: | 2 |
Pages: | 88-94 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | South Africa |
Subject: | psychological tests |
Abstract: | Three hypotheses were set up in an experiment on training which involved a small sample of African factory workers under specific environmental conditions: 1. That there is no difference between candidates' final output levels on simple tasks, is rejected; 2. That incentive has no influence on performance, is rejected for nutting machine task. The findings are inconclusive for the second task, chopsticks test; 3. That final output level on nutting machine correlates with tweezer-nozzle test and chopstickstest, tests of implement manipulation, is accepted. The findings demonstrate the importance of selection and incentive in simple, routine, manipulative tasks. Figures, table. |