The Effect of Naval Academy Training on the Decision Styles of Individuals

Abstract

This report has attempted to determine that the Naval Academy training - in particular of Plebe year - affected the style with which a person makes decision. The second objective of this project was to determine what factors in the Naval Academy environment caused these changes, or influenced a person in his decision-making process. The areas of personality/motivational characteristics in comparison to decision styles and neurological output in relation to decision styles were also studied. The report describes the concept of decision styles and the approach used in the study. The use of percentage analysis and analysis of variance determined significant results.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 22, 1975
Accession Number
ADA015952

Entities

People

  • Robert B. Bush

Organizations

  • United States Naval Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Brain Waves
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Digital Information
  • Environment
  • Human Behavior
  • Information Processing
  • Personality
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Schools
  • Students
  • Thinking
  • Training
  • United States Naval Academy

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.
  • Systems Analysis and Design