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Stress appraisals and training performance on a complex laboratory task.

Kevin M Gildea1, Tamara R Schneider, Wayne L Shebilske

  • 1Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio 45435, USA.

Human Factors
|August 19, 2007
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Stress appraisals significantly predict training performance. Trainees viewing tasks as a challenge, rather than a threat, consistently performed better during training and post-training assessments.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive psychology
  • Performance psychology
  • Educational psychology

Background:

  • Past research indicates challenge appraisals correlate with better task performance than threat appraisals outside training contexts.
  • Stress appraisals involve perceptions of situational demands relative to coping resources.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if stress appraisals influence performance in a complex laboratory training setting.
  • To investigate the predictive validity of challenge versus threat appraisals on training outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • College students completed the Space Fortress task over multiple practice and testing phases.
  • Stress appraisals were measured using validated scales, with some participants receiving brief hands-on experience.

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Main Results:

  • Training consistently improved performance across all participants.
  • Trainees appraising the task as a challenge outperformed those appraising it as a threat throughout training and on post-training tests.

Conclusions:

  • Stress appraisals are significant predictors of training performance, accounting for 11% of the variance.
  • Interventions to shift appraisals from threat to challenge may enhance training effectiveness.
  • Further research into the dynamic interplay of stress appraisals and training is warranted.