Kinesiology 1088A/B Lecture Notes - Habituation, Virtual Reality
12 Dec 2012
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Purpose to examine the influence of different aspects of the work environment on productivity and moral. Conditions in the hawthorne plant were systematically altered (changed lighting & ventilation) open a window during a nice day to let in a spring breeze, did things to make the workplace better. Changes produced an increase in productivity (regardless of what was changed, productivity increased) it didn"t matter what he changed, regardless of lighting or music, productivity went up. Other research support for the effects of change and variety in practice sessions: stimulus seeking. Humans exhibit needs beyond the satisfaction of basic physiological drives (mentally we want to be challenged and have excitement in our lives, so we seek it out) These drives all provide an impetus for us to investigate and manipulate our environment (ie, in hockey some people like body checking, some people like demonstrating their skill)
