PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN AVIATION

Aviation Research Lab

Methods in Psychological Research

European aviation noise research network (X-NOISE)

The X-NOISE Coordination Action, through its network structure and comprehensive workplan involving experts groups, scientific workshops, international cooperation seminars and a common information system, addresses the noise challenges faced by Aviation. As such, the project scope significantly contributes to the objective of reducing Aircraft Noise by 10 dB per operation as set by the ACARE 2...

Battling Fatigue in Aviation: Recent Advancements in Research and Practice

Despite knowledge gained through decades of research, fatigue due to insuffi cient sleep remains an ingrained part of military and commercial aviation and represents a major threat to the health, safety, and effectiveness of aircrew. Long duty periods, high workloads, circadian disruptions, and insuffi cient recovery time between fl ights ensure sleepiness is a continued problem for both civili...

Statistical significance in psychological research.

Most theories in the areas of personality, clinical, and social psychology predict no more than the direction of a correlation, group difference, or treatment effect. Since the null hypothesis is never strictly true, such predictions have about a SO-SO chance of being confirmed by experiment when the theory in question is false, since the statistical significance of the result is a function of ...