VALIDATION OF AN INFORMATION-PROCESSING-BASED TEST BATTERY FOR THE PREDICTION OF HANDLING ACCIDENTS AMONG PETROLEUM-PRODUCT TRANSPORT DRIVERS Academic Article

abstract

• A validation study was conducted to determine if the selection of petroleum-product transport drivers could be improved. Based on anticipated problems with a postdictive field study, a laboratory simulation was conducted as a supplemental validation approach. For the laboratory study, an intensive job analysis was used to devise a computer-based simulation of the task. 60 Ss completed the simulation and a test battery that included measures of selective attention, field independence, and general cognitive ability. In the postdictive field study, 71 transport drivers completed measures of selective attention and field independence. Accident data was collected from company records. The only significant relationship was between driving accidents and selective attention. The results support the use of well-constructed simulations as an alternative validation strategy.

authors

• Arthur, Winfred

published proceedings

• JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY

author list (cited authors)

• ARTHUR, W., BARRETT, G. V., & DOVERSPIKE, D.

citation count

• 25

complete list of authors

• ARTHUR, W||BARRETT, GV||DOVERSPIKE, D

publication date

• January 1990

publisher

• American Psychological Association (APA)  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Applied Psychology  Journal

keywords

• 3 Good Health And Well Being
• Behavioral And Social Science

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1037/0021-9010.75.6.621

start page

• 621

end page

• 628

volume

• 75

issue

• 6

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1037%2F0021-9010.75.6.621

user-defined tag

• 3 Good Health and Well-Being