The task of flying a multipilot transport aircraft is a classic small-group performance situation where a number of social, organizational, and personality factors are relevant to important outcome variables such as safety. The aviation community is becoming increasingly aware of the importance of these factors but is hampered in its efforts to improve the system because of research psychology's problems in defining the nature of the group process. This article identifies some of the problem areas as well as methods used to address these issues. It is argued that high fidelity flight simulators provide an environment that offers unique opportunities for work meeting both basic and applied research criteria.


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    Title :

    Dyads and Triads at 35,000 Feet: Factors Affecting Group Process and Aircrew Performance


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    Publication date :

    1987


    Size :

    15 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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