The Effects of Four Hours Confinement in Mobile Armored Personnel Carriers on Selected Combat Relevant Skills: A Pilot Study

Abstract

This study was undertaken to determine changes in general combat relevant performance as a result of four hours confinement in a maneuvering Armored Personnel Carrier (APO). Fifty enlisted men were tested both before and after confinement on tests designed to measure stamina, response time, gross motor coordination, arm steadiness, equilibrium and eye-arm coordination. The four-hour confinement period resulted in losses in all areas. The losses were statistically significant in three areas. Recommendations are included for future research.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1960
Accession Number
AD0238340

Entities

People

  • Samuel A. Hicks

Organizations

  • United States Army Materiel Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Pollution
  • Ammunition
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Automobiles
  • Blast
  • Data Science
  • Errors
  • Grenades
  • Information Science
  • Motor Skills
  • Passengers
  • Pilot Studies
  • Psychomotor Performance
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.