FUTURE SELECTION OF AQUANAUTS 



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Table 11 



CORRELATIONS BETWEEN FACTOR SCORES AND 



DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES-ALL AQUANAUTS 



*Slightly correlated p < 0.10. 

 IModerately correlated p < 0.05. 

 +Highly correlated p < 0.01. 



number of times each man was named as a preferred teammate by the other 27 aquanauts be- 

 fore entering Sealab. 



A comparison of Tables 10 and 11 indicates that basic values and demographic variables 

 predicted different aspects of behavior in Sealab. In general, the Allport- Vernon- Lindzey val- 

 ues tended to correlate with the evaluation-adjustment factor, but not with the work and general 

 factors. On the other hand, the demographic variables correlate with the general and work 

 factors, but not with the evaluation-adjustment factor. Results on Table 11 also reveal that 

 there are no reversals of correlations between demographic variables and criterion factors 

 for civilian and Navy subgroups. There were reversals in the case of basic values. This 

 means that demographic variables tended to predict similarly regardless of subgroup. The 

 low occurrence of significant correlations in the civilian subgroup for demographic variables 

 is probably due to the small number of cases, since most of the demographic variables which 

 are correlated for the whole group and for the Navy subgroup also have sizable, though non- 

 significant, correlations for the civilian group. 



Navy and Civilian Difference 



Since the analyses in Tables 10 and 11 are broken down by Navy and civilian subgroups, it 

 may be of interest to examine some of the differences between the two groups. On the criterion- 

 factor scores, there were no differences; that is, the Navy and civilian groups performed and 

 adapted equally well, according to the three criterion-factor scores. There were small differ- 

 ences on two of the separate criteria, teammate choice and meal satisfaction. The Navy divers 



