The Aviation Psychology Program In The Army Air Forces

Contents: Origins and development of the aviation psychology program; Official directives on the organization and functions of the program; Selection and classification of air-crew personnel; Studies on the problem of evaluation proficiency; Findings regarding instructional problems in the flying training schools; Research on problems regarding operational procedures; Studies of individual reactions to combat; Individual differences and trait differences; Education and training and the evaluation of effectiveness; The design of equipment; Techniques of prediction and experimentation; List of official directives; Intercorrelations of tests and other variables in the experimental group and in samples of United States Military Academy Cadets.

The report describes the records, analysis and testing procedures of the AAF psychology program. It deals with three broad fields: (1) air-crew classification and testing procedures; (2) records and machine techniques; and (3) statistical analysis.