RESEARCH ON METHODS OF INTERVIEWING FOREIGN INFORMANTS

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop and improve methods for interviewing prisoners of war and refugees to obtain information of the sort useful in psychological warfare operations. The Army requirement called for research based on direct interviewing of escaped nationals of European satellite countries. The effect of various interrogation factors on the amount of information obtained from refugees was examined under controlled conditions. The four factors selected for study were the interrogator, the source, the manner of interrogation, and the pattern of questioning.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1956
Accession Number
AD0104751

Entities

People

  • Robert H. Beezer

Organizations

  • George Washington University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analysis Of Variance
  • East Germany
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Observers
  • Personality
  • Personnel Management
  • Prisoners Of War
  • Psychological Warfare
  • Regions
  • Training
  • United States
  • Ussr

Readers

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  • Mental Health of Military Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Risk Factors, Prevalence, Symptoms, and Treatment.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects