Enhancing Human Performance:

Issues, Theories, and Techniques

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Publication Year:1988

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Daniel Druckman and John A. Swets, Editors; Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance, National Research Council
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In its evaluation, Enhancing Human Performance reviews the relevant materials, describes each technique, makes recommendations in some cases for further scientific research and investigation, and notes applications in military and industrial settings. The techniques address a wide range of goals, ...
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Front Matter	i-vi
Part I Overview	1-2	(skim)
1 Introduction	3-14	(skim)
2 Findings and Conclusions	15-23	(skim)
3 Evaluation Issues	24-36	(skim)
Part II Psychological Techniques	37-38	(skim)
4 Learning	39-60	(skim)
5 Improving Motor Skills	61-101	(skim)
6 Altering Mental States	102-114	(skim)
7 Stress Management	115-132	(skim)
8 Social Processes	133-166	(skim)
Part III Parapsychological Techniques	167-168	(skim)
9 Paranormal Phenomena	169-208	(skim)
References	209-232	(skim)
Appendixes	233-234	(skim)
A Summary of Techniques: Theory, Research, and Applications	235-245	(skim)
B Background Papers	246-247	(skim)
C Committee Activities	248-251	(skim)
D Key Terms	252-261	(skim)
E Military Applications of Scientific Information	262-281	(skim)
F Biographical Sketches	282-288	(skim)
Index	289-300	(skim)

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In its evaluation, Enhancing Human Performance reviews the relevant materials, describes each technique, makes recommendations in some cases for further scientific research and investigation, and notes applications in military and industrial settings. The techniques address a wide range of goals, from enhancing classroom learning to improving creativity and motor skills.

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"The wide-ranging and reflective report of an expert committee that was asked by the Army Research Institute to evaluate a set of extraordinary techniques that promise to better specify kinds of human performance .... In it, basic psychological insights merge very readably with the critiques of specific techniques." --Scientific American

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