Accession Number:

AD0670744

Title:

PRELIMINARY STUDY OF MOTIVATION AND INCENTIVES IN BASIC COMBAT TRAINING.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.,

Corporate Author:

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV ALEXANDRIA VA HUMAN RESOURCES RESEARCH OFFICE

Personal Author(s):

• Bialek,Hilton
• McNeil,Michael

Report Date:

1968-05-01

Pagination or Media Count:

18.0

Abstract:

In an effort to get a useful measure of subjective reward values for Basic Combat Training personnel, 43 possible incentives were rated by two groups of trainees on a 7-point scale, from most attractive to least attractive. Nineteen incentives were identified as being reliable and of low variability. Of these, the 10 most attractive incentives were categorized into one of three classes Recognition Peer andor Social, Material Reward, or Autonomy Freedom. It was concluded that the 10 specific incentives identified and the categories of Recognition and Autonomy might be controlled and varied to measure the effectiveness of variations in BCT. Author

Descriptors:

• *MILITARY TRAINING
• *MOTIVATION
• COMBAT READINESS
• RELIABILITY
• PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS
• STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

Subject Categories:

• Humanities and History
• Psychology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE