BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH DURING THE 1963 AMERICAN MOUNT EVEREST EXPEDITION.
Abstract
This study was designed to provide information bearing on (1) the relation between personality variables and individual differences in the experiencing and handling of stress; (2) the relation between interpersonal variables and stress; and (3) the acquaintance process (following Newcomb) as it operated in this specialized group. During the first year of the study two kinds of raw data have been collected: (1) a three-day personality assessment was conducted at the Institute of Personality Assessment and Research, University of California, Berkeley; and (2) the author accompanied the Expedition to the mountain to gather field data relating to the topics listed above. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0420885
Entities
People
- James T. Lester Jr.
Organizations
- University of California, Berkeley