GEOGRAPHIC AND ASTRONOMIC DISTANCE RESPONSES BY RATED OFFICERS,
Abstract
The data demonstrate that knowledge of distance around the earth, distance to the moon, and distance to the sun cannot be used as a test for organic brain damage in rated pilots and navigators. The diagnosis of organicity based on fund-of-information deficit is predicated on the principle that a given population normally has knowledge of the facts which are employed in the examination. The most nearly perfect answer was in response to the question of distance around the earth; however, the fact that more than 1 in 10 rated officers gave an incorrect response precludes the use of this question as a test for organic deficit. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0644155
Entities
People
- Bernard I. Grosser
Organizations
- United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine