Using the conditional reasoning test for aggression to predict corrective action requests in a sample of nuclear power plant employees

There have been a number of studies showing that the Conditional Reasoning Test for Aggression (CRT-A) is a valid measure of one's implicit preparedness to engage in activities that are intended to harm others. Few studies have examined the predictive power of subscales of the CRT-A. The purpos...

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Main Author: DeSimone, Justin A.
Published: Georgia Institute of Technology 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1853/33978
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spelling ndltd-GATECH-oai-smartech.gatech.edu-1853-339782013-01-07T20:36:00ZUsing the conditional reasoning test for aggression to predict corrective action requests in a sample of nuclear power plant employeesDeSimone, Justin A.PersonalityAggressionConditional reasoningCorrective actionAggressiveness TestingControl (Psychology)There have been a number of studies showing that the Conditional Reasoning Test for Aggression (CRT-A) is a valid measure of one's implicit preparedness to engage in activities that are intended to harm others. Few studies have examined the predictive power of subscales of the CRT-A. The purpose of this project is to examine the validity of the CRT-A and its subscales for predicting unnecessary corrective action requests filed in a sample of employees working in a nuclear power plant. Results indicate that the Powerlessness subscale differentiates employees who file unnecessary reports from employees who do not.Georgia Institute of Technology2010-06-10T17:02:28Z2010-06-10T17:02:28Z2010-03-22Thesishttp://hdl.handle.net/1853/33978
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topic Personality
Aggression
Conditional reasoning
Corrective action
Aggressiveness Testing
Control (Psychology)
spellingShingle Personality
Aggression
Conditional reasoning
Corrective action
Aggressiveness Testing
Control (Psychology)
DeSimone, Justin A.
Using the conditional reasoning test for aggression to predict corrective action requests in a sample of nuclear power plant employees
description There have been a number of studies showing that the Conditional Reasoning Test for Aggression (CRT-A) is a valid measure of one's implicit preparedness to engage in activities that are intended to harm others. Few studies have examined the predictive power of subscales of the CRT-A. The purpose of this project is to examine the validity of the CRT-A and its subscales for predicting unnecessary corrective action requests filed in a sample of employees working in a nuclear power plant. Results indicate that the Powerlessness subscale differentiates employees who file unnecessary reports from employees who do not.
author DeSimone, Justin A.
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title Using the conditional reasoning test for aggression to predict corrective action requests in a sample of nuclear power plant employees
title_short Using the conditional reasoning test for aggression to predict corrective action requests in a sample of nuclear power plant employees
title_full Using the conditional reasoning test for aggression to predict corrective action requests in a sample of nuclear power plant employees
title_fullStr Using the conditional reasoning test for aggression to predict corrective action requests in a sample of nuclear power plant employees
title_full_unstemmed Using the conditional reasoning test for aggression to predict corrective action requests in a sample of nuclear power plant employees
title_sort using the conditional reasoning test for aggression to predict corrective action requests in a sample of nuclear power plant employees
publisher Georgia Institute of Technology
publishDate 2010
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