ACCURACY OF AXIS ANGLE DIFFERENCE JUDGEMENTS AT THE BOUNDARIES OF A PRESCRIBED CATEGORY SYSTEM

Abstract

Students at the Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare School were tested on their ability to make target axis angle difference judgements utilizing the angles at the boundaries of the Navy Electronics Laboratory category system as standard stimuli. It was found that about 50% of the judgements were corrected at about = 4 to 5 degrees. In comparison to absolute angular categorization, the inclusion of a standard comparison stimulus considerably increased accuracy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0404866

Entities

People

  • E. G. Aiken
  • W. E. Cooley

Organizations

  • Bureau of Naval Personnel

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Antisubmarine Warfare
  • Base Lines
  • Boundaries
  • Classification
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Errors
  • Intervals
  • Judgment
  • Naval Personnel
  • Navy
  • Right Angles
  • Scanning Sonar
  • Standards
  • Submarine Warfare
  • Target Classification
  • Uncertainty

Readers

  • Phased Array Antenna Design.
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems