PROCEDURAL DETAILS FOR PROJECT COMONOT.

Abstract

A detailed summary is given of the research procedure employed during the first phase of Project COMONOT. COMONOT (comparative monotony) is an experimental assessment of various conditions of boredom and monotony, at one extreme requiring a 7-day stay in a totally dark, sound-proof cubicle. Attention in this paper is focused on: (1) the rationale of the study; (2) definition of the three experimental conditions; (3) a description of the subject population; (4) details of the test program; and (5) how factors affecting experimental 'set' were dealt with. Also included are the actual briefing scripts and test schedules followed. The paper is intended to provide the sorts of additional procedural details that, due to space limitations, usually must be omitted from journal articles. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0653290

Entities

People

  • Eugene Johnson
  • J. Michael Walsh
  • Seward Smith
  • Steven L. Milstein
  • Thomas I. Myers

Organizations

  • Naval Medical Research Center

Tags

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
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Technology Areas

  • Space