This study was undertaken as part of research on aviator stress to obtain information on the varieties of ineffective combat performance peculiar to army aviation and to obtain a preliminary list of combat aviation effectiveness criteria. A small sample--62 Vietnam returnees--completed a critical incident survey in which they described, in narrative form, their combat reactions and those of other pilots. Incidents of ineffective behavior occurring both in the air and ...
The report contains the results of the comparative use of a Keeler polygraph and the Baylor analog recording device by two types of examiners, professional and inexperienced interrogators. Volunteer medical students were used in a simulated situation and operators varied direct and indirect response observation under the two systems. (Author)
An investigation was made of individual and group reactions to extreme, prolonged stress in a field situation conducted as part of Project SEALAB II. The 28 divers completed personality and demographic questionnaires prior to submersion. While underwater, they filled out checklists and were continuously monitored by closed-circuit audio and television. Divers underwater were significantly more fearful and aroused than on the surface prior to submersion. The three 10 men teams ...
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