Journal of Applied Psychology 1996
Task frequency rating accuracy: The effect of task engagement and experience.
Abstract
In this study, researchers examined the effect of task engagement and experience on frequency rating accuracy with an objective measure of task frequency. By contrasting findings from the memory literature on frequency estimation with current task analysis practices, these investigators proposed that task performers and respondents with low levels of experience would generate more accurate frequency estimates compared with task observers and respondents with high levels of experience. Participants were randomly assigned to a task engagement condition (performer vs. observer) as well as to an experience condition (low vs. high). In support of the hypotheses, participants in the performer and low-experience conditions demonstrated greater accuracy in their frequency ratings. These findings were illustrated with several different measures of accuracy. Implications for task analysis research and practices are discussed.
- DOI
- 10.1037/0021-9010.81.5.512
- Sources
- openalex