In addition to punching data on cards, observers maintained a log with entries 

 concerning any unusual events occurring in the habitat or at the dive site. 



Video tape recordings of habitat behavior were also made. Systematic samples 

 of group interactions with all aquanauts present were taken and emergencies, 

 interpersonal disputes, and other events judged significant by observers were 

 recorded. The tapes will later be subjected to content analyses by trained 

 judges. 



Self-Report Data 



Each aquanaut was asked to fill out a mood adjective checklist twice a day. 

 The mood checklist tapped areas of emotionality such as fear, arousal, well- 

 being, depression, etc. Although less than 1007o cooperation in filling out 

 these forms was obtained, the data promise much information on individual per- 

 ceptions of the environment and their relations to performance and adjustment. 

 These results will be reported in a subsequent technical report. 



Post-Mission Debriefing 



As soon as post diver medical examinations were completed, each aquanaut was 

 debriefed alone by the principal investigator and/or supervisor of the Behavior 

 Program (Helmreich and/or LeFan) and a representative of the Habitability 

 Program. The interviews were tape recorded and covered a wide range of topics 

 including reactions to the habitat, interpersonal relations, achievement, 

 physiological changes, and other concerns. Much useful information was derived 

 from these interviews. However, difficulties in transcription make it neces- 

 sary to defer results of this portion of the study to subsequent technical 

 reports. 



Although no systematic data from debriefing will be presented in this report, 

 one finding consistent with earlier research should be noted here. This is 

 that self-reports of performance elicited after an experience are not valid 

 indices of the actual behavior exhibited. Frequently those aquanauts express- 

 ing most pride in their achievements rated among the lower performers, while 

 those expressing personal dissatisfaction with personal performance were high 

 on objective indices of performance. Radloff and Helmreich (1968) have dis- 

 cussed problems with self -report in detail. The present body of data may offer 

 a chance to analyze the systematic distortions present in self-evaluation of 

 behavior. 



Following the interview, each aquanaut was asked to fill out a sociometric 

 questionnaire nominating those aquanauts he would most like as teammates on a 

 subsequent saturation dive and those he would most like as team leader. 



Summary 



As noted, the bulk of the research effort was directed at collecting complete 

 quantitative data on personal and interpersonal activities during the total 

 stay underwater. The variables observed can be used to form criterion variables 

 or factors for the prediction of behavior and can also be used for analyses of 

 trends in behavior over time and the study of interrelations of discrete 

 behaviors. The pre- and post-dive measures provide variables to correlate with 



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