AVIATION PSYCHOLOGY,

Abstract

The report is concerned with the objects, methods, and history of aviation psychology; characteristics of mental processes in the pilot's work: problems of attention, thought, memory, emotions, and the psychomotor sys tem; psychological analysis of flying: psychological characteristics of practice of flight, flying by instruments, and high-altitude, speed, and space flights; special problems of aviation psychology: psychological rationalization of flight training, the regime of flying and rest, aviation engineering; psychological research in the practice of medical-aviation expertise. General theoretical information and descriptions of the method of studying the flying abilities of students and pilots and their erroneous actions are cited, and methods of analyzing the causes of flight accidents are considered from psychological positions. By means of concrete examples it is shown that it is important to consider the laws of psychology in the different activities of flying.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 14, 1964
Accession Number
AD0607906

Entities

People

  • K. K. Platonov

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Altitude
  • Concrete
  • Defense Mechanisms
  • Engineering
  • Flight
  • Flight Training
  • High Altitude
  • Mental Processes
  • Pilots
  • Psychology
  • Space Flight
  • Students
  • Systems Engineering
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space