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Openness and conscientiousness as predictors of performance on a complex perceptual-motor skill task
| dc.creator | Gottesfeld, Noga | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-06-07T22:36:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-06-07T22:36:28Z | |
| dc.date.created | 1994 | |
| dc.date.issued | 1994 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1994-THESIS-G6854 | |
| dc.description | Due to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality control issues may be present in this document. Please report any quality issues you encounter to digital@library.tamu.edu, referencing the URI of the item. | en |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | This study examined the ability of two "Big Five" personality dimensions (Openness to Experience and conscientiousness) to predict performance on Space Fortress, a complex perceptual-motor skill task. One hundred and two paid subjects completed 11 hours of Space Fortress, a cognitive ability measure, and two measures of the "Big Five". Results indicated that although openness to Experience correlated positively with Space Fortress performance across the Space Fortress trials, not all of these correlations were significant. conscientiousness did not correlate significantly with performance across any of the Space Fortress trials. Consequently, neither of the personality variables contributed significant incremental validity to the prediction of Space Fortress performance, above the prediction provided by the cognitive ability measure. Cognitive ability correlated significantly with Space Fortress performance across all of the Space Fortress trials. The two "Big Five" personality measures predicted performance similarly for all but the Openness to Experience personality dimension. Limitations of the study and suggestions for future research are discussed. | en |
| dc.format.medium | electronic | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Texas A&M University | |
| dc.rights | This thesis was part of a retrospective digitization project authorized by the Texas A&M University Libraries in 2008. Copyright remains vested with the author(s). It is the user's responsibility to secure permission from the copyright holder(s) for re-use of the work beyond the provision of Fair Use. | en |
| dc.subject | psychology. | en |
| dc.subject | Major psychology. | en |
| dc.title | Openness and conscientiousness as predictors of performance on a complex perceptual-motor skill task | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | psychology | en |
| thesis.degree.name | M.S. | en |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | en |
| dc.type.genre | thesis | en |
| dc.type.material | text | en |
| dc.format.digitalOrigin | reformatted digital | en |
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