ENHANCING HUMAN PERFORMANCE. ISSUES, THEORIES, AND TECHNIQUES. NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL.

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Issues, Theories, and Techniques
Daniel Druckman and 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-I. ISBN 0-309-03787-5 (soft)
I. Self-realization?Congresses. 2. Performance?Psychological
aspects?Congresses. 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?dc19 87-31233
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COMMITTEE ON TECHNIQUES FOR THE
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
vii
I OVERVIEW
1
1 Introduction
3
2 Findings and Conclusions
15
3 Evaluation Issues
24
II PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES
37
4 Learning
39
5 Improving Motor Skills
61
6 Altering Mental States
102
7 Stress Management
115
8 Social Processes
133
III PARAPSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES
167
9 Paranormal Phenomena
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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