Field Feeding: Behavioral Sciences Studies

Abstract

As part of the Operations Research and Systems Analysis study of Field Feeding for the Army and Marine Corps, a variety of Behavioral Sciences studies were undertaken dealing with consumer attitudes toward food and with the food service workers' view of field feeding. Survey and interview techniques were used, and all data were collected during military field training exercises. Specific findings are presented in the areas of food likes and dislikes, quantity of food served, human factors engineering of field equipment, attitudes of food service workers, and salience of each factor.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA018521

Entities

People

  • Edwin R. Smutz
  • Herbert L. Meiselman
  • Howard R. Moskowitz
  • Lawrence. E. Symington
  • Thomas Eggemeier
  • Thomas L. Nichols

Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Army Personnel
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Engineering
  • Field Equipment
  • Food Preparation
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Marine Corps
  • Materials
  • Meals
  • Military Personnel
  • Operations Research
  • Personnel Management
  • Systems Analysis
  • Training
  • United States
  • Vegetables

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Political Science/ International Relations/ European Studies
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.