title: Effects of trainer expressiveness, organization, and trainee goal orientation on training outcomes.
abstract: This laboratory experiment investigated the effects of trainer expressiveness, lecture organization, and trainee goal orientation on training outcomes. Participants (N = 135) listened to lectures that differed in organization and trainer expressiveness. Participants completed recall and problem-solving tests immediately and 2 days later. The results indicated that participants had the highest recall after an expressive and organized lecture. The findings for problem-solving performance were more complex. Participants with a high mastery orientation had their poorest problem-solving performance after listening to an organized and inexpressive lecture, whereas participants with a low mastery orientation did not respond to the effects of organization or expressiveness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Rice University, USA.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Towler
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Dipboye
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D004493:Education; D019260:Expressed Emotion; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D011340:Problem Solving; D011590:Psychology, Industrial