EFFECTS OF FOUR ORIENTATION PROCEDURES ON AIRBORNE TRAINEES

Abstract

A total of 909 men in 4 air-borne training companies were randomly divided into 4 groups, each of which was subjected to a different type of pretraining orientation. The 4 procedures were: (1) standard orientation, normally used in the training of air-borne students; (2) nonfear orientation, similar to the standard orientation except for the deletion of references to fear, safety, or washout; (3) no orientation; and (4) glory orientation which stressed the history, tradition, and esprit de corps of the air-borne and avoided references to fear, safety, or washout. The results indicate that no important differences in performance or attitudes occurred among the air-borne trainees as a result of varying the training orientations. The relatively small amount of time devoted to the orientations was regarded as the reason for the general absence of differential effects from the various procedures which were tried.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1953
Accession Number
AD0019191

Entities

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  • Raymond Fink

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  • George Washington University

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  • Biomedical
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  • Air Force
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  • Army
  • Chi Square Test
  • Education
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  • National Security
  • Paratroopers
  • Psychology
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  • Social Psychology
  • Students
  • Trainees
  • Training
  • Warfare

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  • Psychology

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  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
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