The effects of work rate schedules on total work output

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dc.contributor.committeeMemberOsburn, Hobart G.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberLaughery, Kenneth R.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberJackson, Andrew S.
dc.creatorStout, John D.
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-17T17:02:19Z
dc.date.available2023-01-17T17:02:19Z
dc.date.issued1984
dc.description.abstractTests are used in industrial settings as a means of predicting those job applicants who will make successful employees. A recent focus has turned to tests that are intended to measure the physical abilities required on a job as determined by a formal job analysis. Development of a physical ability selection test draws on data and concepts from both industrial psychology and work physiology. This study was conducted in order to reevaluate an existing physical ability test in light of physiology literature which bears upon it. The purpose of this study was to determine what the effects would be if subjects were allowed to rest for brief periods during completion of a test which is usually administered in a continuous manner with no rest pauses. Eighteen female physical education majors were subjects in a repeated measures design experiment with three test conditions; continuous exertion, intermittent exertion with one revolution every three seconds, and intermittent exertion with one revolution every four seconds. Results indicate that the amount of work per unit time was the critical factor in determining performance, not whether or not the subject was allowed rest pauses.
dc.description.departmentPsychology, Department of
dc.format.digitalOriginreformatted digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.other11143695
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/13349
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectAbility
dc.subjectTesting
dc.subjectWork
dc.subjectPsychological aspects
dc.subjectLabor productivity
dc.titleThe effects of work rate schedules on total work output
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Social Sciences
thesis.degree.departmentPsychology, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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