CREW INTERACTION DURING A THIRTY-DAY SIMULATED SPACE FLIGHT. PRELIMINARY STUDY

Abstract

AN ANALYSIS WAS MADE OF CREW INTERACTION DURING A TWO-MAN SIMULATED SPACE CHAMBER FLIGHT. By use of the well-known Bales Interaction Process Analysis, the behavior of the two subjects was rated during 2 hours of observation each day throughout the 30-day flight. Four kinds of summary interaction profiles were compiled. The over-all summary profile resembled no other in the literature. The middle categories--asking for opinion, giving opinion, asking for information, and giving information--accounted for over 80 percent of the interaction. There was very little interaction in the more affectively tinged extreme categories. The adjustive mechanisms used by the subjects to handle the interpersonal tensions that arose from somewhat different personality factors were discussed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0262581

Entities

People

  • Douglas H. Hagen

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Behavior And Behavior Mechanisms
  • Flight
  • Literature
  • Observation
  • Personality
  • Space Flight

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space