A preliminary evaluation of causal models of male and female acquisition of pilot skills

International Journal of Aviation Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 353-364

  Carretta, Thomas R ^a,b   Ree, Malcolm James ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b USAF   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AVIATION; COGNITION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLDIER; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AVIATION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGY, MILITARY; SEX FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031283491     PISSN: 10508414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327108ijap0704_7     Document Type: Article

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