Introducing Psychology of Success (Introducing...) by Alison Price & David Price

Author:Alison Price & David Price [Price, Alison & Price, David]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781848313316
Publisher: Icon Books Ltd
Published: 2011-04-08T00:00:00+00:00

Using modelling for success

In 1984, Dr Wyatt Woodsmall and a group of trainers were invited by the US Army to trial a new pistol-firing training program amongst its soldiers. The army’s current training program was four days long and had a pass rate of 70%. Dr Woodsmall’s task was to improve the shooting ability of the soldiers at a faster rate than the current program.

Dr Woodsmall’s team set about learning the different approaches to firing a pistol and the precise techniques used by studying the best marksmen around. These expert marksmen would have fired shots thousands upon thousands of times, adjusting their technique and developing their skill until they were recognized as excelling in this field. They were tested to find out what helped them to perform at their best, and also what detracted from their abilities. Their techniques were then taken and adapted to form the new training program.

When the new training program was ready, a group of participating soldiers was split into two teams. The first team received the standard training program and the second team received the new program that was based on modelling the techniques used by the experts, who had already learned by trial and error.

For a solider to pass and be given the grade of Marksman he would have to get 30 hits on target out of 45 rounds fired. The first group, using the traditional training, received 27 hours of training, with just over 70% of the soldiers passing the test and receiving the grade of Marksman.

The second group, trained by Dr Woodsmall’s team, undertook just twelve hours of training. The result? 100% of the soldiers passed and were graded as Marksman – impressive! In less than half the time these novice shooters were able to achieve better results by using the tried and tested techniques of the best shooters around. In fact, 25% of these previously inexperienced shooters, after just twelve hours of training, had developed beyond the Marksman grade and were being awarded the rank of Expert.

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