Prediction of Situational Awareness in F-15 Pilots

International Journal of Aviation Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-41

  Carretta, Thomas R ^a,b   Perry Jr , David C ^a   Ree, Malcolm James ^a  

^a Armstrong Laboratory   (United States)

^b Building 578   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVIATION; AWARENESS; COGNITION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORIENTATION; PERSONALITY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOLDIER; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AVIATION; AWARENESS; COGNITION; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; ORIENTATION; PERSONALITY; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030309428     PISSN: 10508414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327108ijap0601_2     Document Type: Article

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