ANNUAL ARMY HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE (11TH) HELD AT JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR SPECIAL WARFARE FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA, 3-6 OCT 1965.

Abstract

Contents: Some Reflections on Social Sciences Support for Stability Operations - Past and future; The Army's role in Preventing Insurgencies; The Present Challenge - Counterinsurgency Operations; Toward Defining an Appropriate Role for the Military in Stability Operations; The Theoretical Deficiency and Problems of Professionalism and Civil-military Relations; Response of US Personnel to Local Customs in Stability Operations; The Role of Minority Groups in Counterinsurgency; Operational Psychiatric Research in the Field in South Vietnam; The Organization and Evaluation of Data on Urban Areas in Counterinsurgency Planning; The Role of Crowds in Civil Disturbances; Prisoner Behavior in Simulated Interrogations; Some Notes on Exploratory Research on the Genesis of Social Conflict; Toward the Development of Civic Action Doctrine; Psychological Warfare Research in Malaya, 1952-55; Selection and Classification Research in Korea; Development of a Short, Practical, Programmed Vietnamese Course; Simulation Techniques for Area Training; Psychological Factors in Selection of Special Forces Officers; Some Effects of Stress on Rifle Firing; Smoke Marker Detection and Identification Study; and Night Operations, Human Capacities and Equipment Compromises.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0478712

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civic Action
  • Civil Disturbances
  • Counterinsurgency
  • Doctrine
  • Insurgency
  • Minority Groups
  • North Carolina
  • Prisoners
  • Psychological Warfare
  • Social Sciences
  • South Vietnam
  • Special Forces
  • Stability Operations
  • Urban Areas
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.