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Ad
I Pl Rat
Issues, Theones, and Techn~gues
Daniel Druckman end 'John A. Swets, Editors
Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
National Research Council
NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
Washington, D.C. 1988
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Enhancing human performance : issues, theories, and techniques /
Daniel Druckman and John A. Swets, editors.
p. cm.
"Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance,
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National
Research Council."
Bibliography: p.
Includes index.
ISBN 0-309-03792-1. ISBN 0-309-03787-5 (soft)
1. Self-realization-Congresses. 2. Performance-Psychological
aspects~ongresses. I. Druckman, Daniel, 1939- . II. Swets,
John Arthur, 1928- . III. National Research Council (U.S.).
Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance.
BF637.S4E56 1987
158-dcl9
Copyright ~ 1988 by the National Academy of Sciences
Printed in the United States of America
First Printing, December 1987
Second Printing, May 1989
Third Printing, April 1992
87-3 1233
CIP
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COMMITTEE ON TECHN1Q U ES FOR TH E
ENHANCEMENT OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE
JOHN A. SWETS, Chair, Bolt Beranek and Newman inc., Cambridge'
Mass.
ROBERT A. BJORK, Department of Psychology, University of
California, Los Angeles
THOMAS D. COOK, Department of Psychology, Northwestern
University
GERALD C. DAVISON, Department of Psychology, University of
Southern California
LLOYD G. HUMPHREYS, Department of Psychology, University of
Illinois
RAY HYMAN, Department of Psychology, University of Oregon
DANIEL M. LANDERS, Department of Physical Education, Arizona
State University
SANDRA A. MOBLEY, Director of Training and Development, The
Wyatt Company, Washington, D.C.
LYMAN W. PORTER, Graduate School of Management, University of
California, Irvine
MICHAEL I. POSNER, Department of Neurology, Washington
University
WALTER SCHNEIDER, Department of Psychology, University of
Pittsburgh
JEROME E. SINGER, Department of Medical Psychology, Uniformed
Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md.
SALLY P. SPRINGER, Department of Psychology, State University of
New York, Stony Brook
RICHARD F. THOMPSON, Department of Psychology, Stanford
University
DANIEL DRUCKMAN, Study Director
JULIE A. KRAMAN, Administrative Secretary
. . .
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Contents
PREFACE .
I OVERVIEW
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2 Findings and Conclusions 15
3 Evaluation Issues 24
II PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES..................
4 Learning........................................
5 Improving Motor Skills ...........................
6 Altering Mental States ...........................
7 Stress Management .............................
~ Social Processes ................................
III PARAPSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES
9 Paranormal Phenomena...-.......................
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61
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133
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169
REFERENCES 209
APPENDIXES 233
A Summary of Techniques: Theory, Research, and
Applications 235
B Background Papers 246
C Committee Activities 248
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INDEX
CONTENTS
. . .
D Key Terms ...............................
E Military Applications of Scientific Information
F Biographical Sketches........................
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