Psychology 2990A/B Chapter 10: Chapter 10 Military Psychology
17 Jan 2017
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Sir frederic batlett in psychology and soldier addressed the issue of over interpreting a recruit"s fitness to perform a military task on the basis of his performance examination tests alone much more difficult to devise tests that made you confident that the candidate was fit o o. Learning theory: one of the basic principles is feedback knowing how well u perform will improve performance better opportunity to improve skills and prepared for some conditions of combat (simulations) When exposed to the same amount of fire good fighter behaved differently they assumed leadership was necessary so they engaged in aggressive acts outside the normal role of a leader, or they took on a supporting role by protecting another injured soldier. 86 psychological tests: differences found; good fighters = scored higher in leadership, poise, spontaneity, extroversion, independence and freedom from anxiety, more likely to be involved in adventurous things and body contact games (differences in masculinity)
