Dr. Winfred Arthur, Jr.

Professor of Psychology and Management
Cornerstone Faculty Fellow
Ph.D. University of Akron (1988)

Department of Psychology
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-4235

Office: 272 Psychology Building
email: w-arthur@tamu.edu
Phone: (979) 845-2502
Fax: (979) 845-4727

• Personnel Psychology


• Testing, selection and validation


• Human performance


• Team selection and training


• Training development, design, delivery, and evaluation


• Complex skill acquisition and retention models of job performance


• Meta-analysis

Current research is in three general domains. The first pertains to individual and team training with a focus on complex skill acquisition and factors related to minimizing skill decay and enhancing retention. This line of research also focuses on training design features and their relationship to the effectiveness of organizational training. So as an example, the objective of a one current project is to investigate the efficacy of after-action-reviews. The second research domain focuses on testing, selection, validation, and associated methodological issues including but not limited to meta-analysis. The third research area, focuses on the identification and examination of individual difference variables related to driving behaviors and vehicle crash involvement. This research also examines the impact of the different methodologies used in the investigation of these topics.

An initial investigation of the after-action review (AAR) as a training approach: Effectiveness in co-located and distributed training environments. Link Training and Simulations Systems, Mesa, AZ; and Department of Defense, USAF Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Warfighter Training Research Division, Mesa, AZ. August 2007. [$24,750]

Developing high fidelity synthetic task research environments using gaming technology. Aptima, Inc., DoD STTR 2006, Phase I Topic AF06-T011. September 2006-July 2007. [$30,000]

Team complex skill acquisition, decay, transfer, and reacquisition in complex task training and performance environments. [With Winston Bennett, Jr., AFRL/HE]. The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA), and Air Force Research Laboratory Human Effectiveness Directorate (AFRL/HE). November 2005-August 2007. [$250,000]

Arthur, W. Jr. (2008). An alternate view of assessment center construct-related validity evidence. In B. Hoffman (Chair), Assessment center validity: Where do we go from here? Symposium presented at the 23rd Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Francisco, CA.

Arthur, W. Jr. (2008). The comparative magnitude of cheating and response distortion on unproctored internet-based tests and proctored tests of cognitive ability and personality. In N. P. Tippins (Chair), Internet testing: Current issues, research, solutions, guidelines, and concerns. Symposium presented at the 23rd Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Francisco, CA.

Arthur, W. Jr., Glaze, R. M., Bhupatkar, A., Villado, A. J., Bennett, W. Jr., & Rowe, L. (2008). Team-relatedness and team workflow as metrics of task interdependence. Paper presented at the 23rd Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Francisco, CA.

Arthur, W. Jr., Kyte, T. B., Villado, A. J., Morgan, C. A., & Roop, S. S. (2008). Assessing the utility of crew resource management training: Introduction of a subject matter expert-based utility analysis approach. Paper presented at the 2008 Texas Regional Human Factors and Ergonomics One-Day Conference, Austin, TX.

Villado, A. J., Day, E. A., Arthur, W. Jr., Bhupatkar, A., Boatman, P., Kowollik, V, & Bennett, W. Jr. (2008). Complex task performance following extended periods of nonuse. Paper presented at the 23rd Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Francisco, CA.

Arthur, W. Jr., Day, E. A., Villado, A. J., Boatman, P. R., Bhupatkar, A., Kowollik, V., & Bennett, W. Jr. (2007). Decay and reacquisition of a complex skill: An investigation of practice schedules, observational rehearsal, and individual differences. In F. L. Oswald (Chair), Adaptive skills and adaptive performance: Today's organizational reality. Symposium presented at the 22nd Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New York.

Arthur, W. Jr., Glaze, R. M., Villado, A. J., & Taylor, J. E. (2007). High- and low-stakes retest scores on an unproctored internet-based general mental ability test: Malfeasance or psychometric practice effects? Paper presented at the 22nd Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New York.

Morgan, C, A., Olson, L., Kyte, T. B., & Arthur, W. Jr. (2007). Use of utility analysis to quantify the effectiveness of human factors training programs. Paper presented at the third Safety Across High-Consequence Industries Conference, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO.

Arthur, W. Jr. (2006). Practical and theoretical issues in conducting a meta-analysis. In M. G. Aamodt (Chair), Panel discussion presented at the 21st Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Dallas, TX.

Arthur, W. Jr., Whetzel, J. H., Volz, R. A., Villado, A. J., & Bhupatkar, A. (2006). The comparative effectiveness of human versus intelligent agent training partners. Paper presented at the 21st Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Dallas, TX.

Arthur, W. Jr., & Day, E. A. (2008). Information processing, personality, and demographic variables as predictors of crash involvement. In F. Columbus (Ed.), Traffic accidents: Causes and outcomes (pp. ##-##). NY: Novinka/Nova Science Publishers.

Arthur, W. Jr., Day, E. A., & Woehr, D. J. (2008). Mend it, don't end it: An alternate view of assessment center construct-related validity evidence. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 1, 105-111.

Arthur, W. Jr., & Villado, A. J. (2008). The importance of distinguishing between constructs and methods when comparing predictors in personnel selection research and practice. Journal of Applied Psychology, 93, 435-442.

Bell, S. T., & Arthur, W. Jr. (2008). Feedback acceptance in developmental assessment centers: The role of feedback message, participant personality, and affective response to the feedback session. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 29.

Edwards, B. D., Bell. S. T., Arthur, W. Jr., & Decuir, A. D. (2008). Relationships between facets of job satisfaction and task and contextual performance. Applied Psychology: An International Review.

Whetzel, J. H., Arthur, W. Jr., & Volz, R. A. (2008). The effectiveness and efficacy of intelligent agents as team training partners in the acquisition of complex skills in a gaming environment. In H. F. O'Neil & R. Perez (Eds.), Computer games and team and individual learning, (pp. 105-124). Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier.

Arthur, W. Jr., Bell, S. T., & Edwards, B. D. (2007). A longitudinal examination of the comparative criterion-related validity of additive and referent-shift consensus operationalizations of team efficacy. Organizational Research Methods, 10, 35-58.

Edwards, B. D., & Arthur, W. Jr. (2007). An examination of factors contributing to a reduction in subgroup differences on a constructed-response paper-and-pencil test of scholastic achievement. Journal of Applied Psychology, 92, 794-801.

Arthur, W. Jr., Bell, S. T., Villado, A. J., & Doverspike, D. (2006). The use of person-organization fit in employment decision making: An assessment of its criterion-related validity. Journal of Applied Psychology, 91, 786-801.

Edwards, B. D., Day, E. A., Arthur, W. Jr., & Bell, S. T. (2006). Relationships among team ability composition, team mental models, and team performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 91, 727-736.

Undergraduate
PSYC 204: Research Methods
PSYC 353: Personnel Psychology

Graduate
PSYC 611: Personnel Psychology
PSYC 682: Advanced Personnel Selection and Placement
PSYC 682: Training and Development in Organizations

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