Improving Navy Recruit Confidence Expectancies and Knowledge in a Simulated Chemical Warfare Environment
Abstract
A behavioral modeling intervention was implemented in a U.S. Navy Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Defense (CBR-D) recruit training program. This training focused on the Navy Mark V protective mask donning and doffing procedures, and included performance in the gas chamber drill, a simulation of a chemically contaminated environment through which all recruits must pass. This drill is used to familiarize trainees with the dangerous CBR-D environment, and it is intended to instill confidence that they will be able to survive in a contaminated environment. High stress levels and low confidence expectancies have been shown to adversely affect performance, and previous research has shown that recruits who had completed this CBR-D training reported lower confidence expectancies than recruits who had not had this training. The present research was conducted in an effort to verify the previous findings and then attempt to improve confidence expectancies by employing a behavior modeling intervention. Keywords: Behavior modeling, Performance under stress, Rehearsal, Learning points, Chemical warfare agents, Training.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 27, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA199460
Entities
People
- Christopher P. Mulligan
- Patrick J. Moskal
- Rhonwyn Carson