Review of psychomotor skills in pilot selection research of the U.S. military services

International Journal of Aviation Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 125-147

  Griffin, Glenn R ^a,c   Koonce, Jefferson M ^b  

^a Nav Educ Train Mgmt Support A   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c US Navy NETPMSA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AUTOMATION; AVIATION; EDUCATION; HISTORY; HUMAN; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; SOLDIER; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AUTOMATION; AVIATION; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030299108     PISSN: 10508414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327108ijap0602_2     Document Type: Review

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