Unified Tri-Services Cognitive Performance Assessment Battery: Review and Methodology

Abstract

The Unified Tri-Services Cognitive Performance Assessment Battery (UTC-PAB) represents the primary metric for a Level 2 evaluation of cognitive performance in the JWGD3 MILPERF chemical defense biomedical drug screening program. The UTC-PAB contains a menu of 25 tests that were selected from test batteries currently in existence throughout DoD research laboratories. Test selection was based upon established test validity and relevance to military performance. Sensitivity to effects of hostile environments and sustained operations were also considerations involved in test selection. This report presents a scheme for organizing the tests in the UTC-PAB. Also, extensive documentation for each test is presented in the following areas: background literature review focusing of the theoretical basis of the test; information regarding the reliability, validity, and sensitivity of the test; data specifications; and instructions to subjects. This information is presented to guide researchers in the selection and interpretation of tests in the UTC-PAB. Keywords: Human performance; Tests; Task battery.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA181697

Entities

People

  • Eric G. Ramsey
  • Kenneth E. Urban
  • Philip J. Masline
  • William A. Perez

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Applied Psychology
  • Biomedical Research
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Computer Programs
  • Factor Analysis
  • Health Services
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Information Processing
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Processes
  • Motor Skills
  • Psychology
  • Psychophysiology
  • Reaction Time

Readers

  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.
  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology