Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Psychological Monographs, 1947, Vol. 61: Studies in Pilot Selection
The Biographical Inventory represents one of the first, if not the first, successful attempt to predict pilot proficiency from biographical data. Also, it should be remembered that biographical data have often been used in informal interviews. Psychiatric examination of candidates for flight training often includes questions dealing with the individual's past history. John son (8) has pointed out that biographical data, if properly used, are extremely valu able in the selection of individuals for aeronautical training. A newly created Civilian key (the Kelly Positive Key) was used in scoring this inventory, and raw scores were used in the computation of statistical results. Reliability coefficients of 525 and 603 have been reported previously for this inventory (2i). Since, in any learning situation the factor of motivation is most important, it seemed desirable to include some meas ure of the student's interest in learning to fly. The Desire to Fly Inventory (12) was developed at the University of Rochester, and preliminary work on it has indicated that it has practical useful ness in a battery of predictors for success in flight training. It contains a total of 235 questions pertinent to interest in fly ing which are to be answered by the applicant. Key A B was used in scoring, and raw scores were utilized in the cur rent investigation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.