PSYC 361 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Overlearning, Motivation, Social Cognitive Theory
7 Dec 2016
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Formal procedures that facilitate the acquisition of skills, concepts, or attitudes intended to improve employee and organization performance: training is big business and big expense But worth it for many reasons because it improves both employee and org effectiveness; still needed for job/org specific ksaos after selection; keeping up with technology; recruitment/retention tool. Define learning: is the foundation of all training programs. It is a relatively permanent change in behavior and capabilities that occurs as a result of experience or practice. Training increases probability of learning, learning increases probability of better job performance. Dispositional tendency describing manner by which individuals are motivated to succeed on learning and performance task: the worksheet done in class. Performance orientation: e. g. doing better than others, completing 90% of objectives. Orientation in which success is evaluated on basis of an objective, external standard of achievement. Doing better than others, completing 90% of objectives.
