The Psychic Boom: Flying Beyond the Thought Barrier.

Abstract

Except in unfamiliar circumstances, the highly skilled performer responds to holistically perceived situations with previously learned appropriate actions. The analytic mind is thus by-passed in the production of performance. We examine four possible roles of the by-passed analytic mind, and conclude that the highest level of masterful performance is achieved when the analytic mind is quiet and the performer is totally absorbed in his activity. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA071336

Entities

People

  • Hubert L. Dreyfus
  • Stuart E. Dreyfus

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Biological Sciences
  • California
  • Concept Formation
  • Flight Training
  • Industrial Engineering
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • Operations Research
  • Pilots
  • Scientific Research
  • Training
  • United States
  • Universities
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Marine Propulsion Engineering and Naval Architecture
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Systems Analysis and Design