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PSYCHOMETRIC CONSIDERATIONS IN SELECTING PERSONNEL FOR UNUSUAL ENVIRONMENTS
Author(s) -
LEVINE ABRAHAM S.
Publication year - 1960
Publication title -
personnel psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.076
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1744-6570
pISSN - 0031-5826
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6570.1960.tb01353.x
Subject(s) - selection (genetic algorithm) , psychology , personnel selection , domain (mathematical analysis) , military personnel , range (aeronautics) , applied psychology , management science , risk analysis (engineering) , cognitive psychology , computer science , artificial intelligence , management , business , engineering , law , mathematical analysis , mathematics , political science , economics , aerospace engineering
Summary B asic psychometric considerations underlying selection of military personnel for unusual environments are old principles which are useful in new situations. As a matter of fact they apply to a wide range of situations–business and industrial as well as military–wherever the need is for relatively small numbers of personnel to fill highly important and critical positions. The unique selection problems are most likely to be found in the substantive rather than methodological domain. Such possible problems as sensory deprivation and “break‐off” effect represent intriguing areas for research but any application to selection technology is still in the future.