Unified Tri-Service Cognitive Performance Assessment Battery (UTC-PAB). 1. Design and Specification of the Battery
Abstract
The Unified Tri-Service Cognitive Performance Assessment Battery (UTC-PAB) represents the primary metric for a Level II evaluation of cognitive performance in the JWGD3 MILPERF chemical defense biomedical drug screening program. Emphasis for UTC-PAB development has been on the standardization of test batteries across participating laboratories with respect to content, computer-based administration, test scoring, and data formating. This effort has produced a 25-test UTC-PAB that represents the consolidation and unification of independent developments by the Tri-service membership. Test selection was based upon established test validity and relevance of military performance. Sensitivity to effects of hostile evironments and sustained operations were also considerations involved in test selection. Information processing, decision making, perception, and mental workload capacity are among the processes and abilities addressed in the battery. The UTC-PAB represents a dynamic approach to battery development. The nature of the biomedical drugs screened and information from performance centered task analyses will direct the form of future versions of the battery.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 23, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA182480
Entities
People
- C. A. Shingledecker
- C. E. Englund
- D. L. Reeves
- D. R. Thorne
- K. P. Wilson
Organizations
- Naval Health Research Center