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Front Matter i-iv
Recognition of Shapes Following Paired-Associates Pretraining 1-9
Dark Adaptation as a Function of the Intensity and Distribution of Light Across the Preadaptation Field 10-16
Studies of Target Size and the Control of Psychomotor Behavior Through Systematic Transformation of Knowledge of Results 17-24
Development of an Individual Test of English for Foreign Students 25-30
A Preliminary Validation of a USAF Recruiting Salesman Selection Battery 31-34
A Method for Determining a Cell Proportion in a Multivariate Normal Distribution 35-47
Experimental Procedures for Increasing Reinforced Practice in Training Air Force Mechanics for an Electronic System 48-58
Effectiveness of Training Needs Tests as Aids in On-the-Job Training 59-64
The Background and Implications of the Systems Research Laboratory Studies 65-73
The Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Performance of a Complex Mental Task 74-81
The Perception of Direction as a Function of Binaural Temporal and Amplitude Disparity 82-89
A Theoretical Model to Explain Some Paired-Associate Learning DAta 90-98
A Simulation Method for Estimating Multivariate Probabilities 99-103
The Problem of Optimum Group Assembly 104-114
The Use of Statistical Decision Functions in Making Practical Decisions 115-124
Application of Auto-Correlation and Cross-Correlation Analysis to the Study of Tracking Behavior 125-141
Predicting Advanced Levels of Proficiency in Psychomotor Skills 142-151
Prediction of Pilot Training Performance--Aptitude Tests and Early Flying Proficiency Evaluations 152-159
Evaluation of a K-System Trouble-Shooting Trainer 160-165
Reliability and Intercorrelation Criteria for Item Selection 166-172
A Descriptive Study of Electronic Trouble Shooting 173-198
Time Sharing Between Auditory and Visual Channels 199-203
Predicting Speech Communication in Noise 204-210
The Identification and Discrimination of Components of Elementary Auditory Displays 211-220
A Framework for Problem Solving 221-228
Signal Similarity and Reception Errors in Early Morse Code Training 229-235
Shape Discrimination as a Function of Area and Luminance 236-243
Tracking With Intermittently Illuminated Stimuli 244-247
The Utilization of Class-Descriptive Cues in the Learning of Technical Information--Studies in Task Engineering 248-266
Two Studies in Evaluation of Maintenance Training Devices 267-275
Variables Related to Problem-Solving Effectiveness in Two Different Types of Problem Situation 276-285
Techniques for Studying Individual and Group Adaptation in Emergencies and Extreme Conditions 286-297
Evaluation of a Method for the Construction of Factor-Pure Aptitude Tests 298-305
The Effect of Positive Acceleration G on the Relation Between Illumination and Dial Reading 306-310
Subject Index 311-314
Author Index 315-315
Current Laboratory Affiliations of AFPTRC Authors 316-320

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Symposium on Air Force Human Engineering, Personnel and Training Research: Papers (1955)

Chapter: Front Matter

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Chapter: Front Matter