Use of Personality Assessment Measures in the Selection of Air Traffic Control Specialists

King, Raymond E.; Retzlaff, Paul D.; Detwiler, Cristy; Schroeder, David J.; Broach, Dana

doi:10.1037/e426292005-001

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“…Furthermore, participants were allowed frequent breaks, and the tasks were all very different, with very little overlap or chance of interference. The difference between the findings of these studies and the findings of other studies (e.g., Conte & Jacobs, 2003;Gonzales, 2004;Heil, 1999;King, Retzlaff, Detwiler, Schroeder & Broach, 2003;Miyake, Friedman, Emerson, Witzki, Howerter, and Wager, 2000;Suss, Oberauer, Wittman, Wilhelm, and Schulze, 2002) suggest that that perhaps in order for individual differences to play a role in MT performance, the MT environments need to either elicit a certain level of stress and/or emphasize specific demands.…”

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confidence: 55%

Multi-Tasking Assessment for Personnel Selection and Development

Fischer¹,

Mautone²

2005

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Multi-Tasking Assessment for Personnel Selection and Development

Fischer¹,

Mautone²

2005

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“…One such occupation is the high pressure, intensely demanding job of the air traffic controller. In a review of research conducted by the Civil Aeromedical Institute of the Federal Aviation Association, longitudinal predictions of the effectiveness of air traffic controllers were made, based on scores from personality measures (King, Retzlaff, Detwiler, Schroeder, & Broach, 2003). As in the current study, neuroticism-anxiety and impulsive risk taking were consistent correlates of effective performance.…”

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An Initial Investigation of Factors Affecting Multi-Task Performance

Branscome¹,

Swoboda²,

Fatkin³

2007

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“…In addition to evaluation of shortened forms of the AT-SAT subtests, the follow-on validation study should expand the predictors to include noncognitive measures, including personality ( 13 ) and improved medical assessment. Nearly 25% of the eliminations in the current study were for nonacademic/nonperformance reasons, including anxiety, disciplinary, fear of controlling, and loss of sleep.…”

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Improved Military Air Traffic Controller Selection Methods as Measured by Subsequent Training Performance

Carretta¹,

King²

2008

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Results suggested training attrition could be reduced by raising the current ASVAB minimum qualifying score. However, this approach may make it difficult to identify sufficient numbers of trainees and lead to adverse impact. Although the AT-SAT ATC work sample subtest showed incremental validity to the ASVAB, its length (95 min) may be problematic in operational testing. Recommendations are made for additional studies to address issues affecting operational implementation.

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Use of Personality Assessment Measures in the Selection of Air Traffic Control Specialists

Cited by 14 publications

References 11 publications

Multi-Tasking Assessment for Personnel Selection and Development

Multi-Tasking Assessment for Personnel Selection and Development

An Initial Investigation of Factors Affecting Multi-Task Performance

Improved Military Air Traffic Controller Selection Methods as Measured by Subsequent Training Performance

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