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Kevin M Gildea¹, Tamara R Schneider, Wayne L Shebilske

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

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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.

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.