40 research outputs found
Sensitivity Analysis of Brawler Pilot Skill Levels
BRAWLER is a high resolution air to air combat simulation model used for engagement level analyses of few on few air combat. It uses a value driven decision logic to help simulate pilot behavior. In order to account for varied pilot skill levels, BRAWLER has defined three skill levels; Rookie, Pilot, and Ace. A Rookie can track up to three aircraft in its mental model, the Pilot, up to five aircraft, while an Ace has no limit. Further, each skill level varies the amount of time before a known aircraft, which has not been recently observed, is purged from the pilot\u27s mental model (i.e., memory time). Past analyses using BRAWLER have exclusively used Ace pilots. This thesis focuses on the effects due to pilot skill level in air to air combat by using different combinations of Rookie, Pilot, and Ace skill levels in the BRAWLER air to air engagement model
What determines the motivation for further training? Results from a factorial survey among jobseekers
Self- and peer-rated character strengths: How do they relate to satisfaction with life and orientations to happiness?
This paper addresses the question as to whether previously reported findings on a positive relation between character
strengths, satisfaction with life, and orientations to happiness (OTH) can be replicated for peer ratings of character
strengths. A sample of 334 Swiss adults completed questionnaires and collected informant ratings by 634 peers. Selfand
peer ratings converged well and suggest that, primarily: the strengths of hope, zest, and curiosity – but also gratitude
and love – play key roles in the interplay of strengths and satisfaction with life. Peer ratings of strengths also
related positively with the endorsement of a pleasurable, engaged, and meaningful life. Further analyses show that
the OTH predict satisfaction with life beyond self- and peer-rated character strengths. There, the engaged life (i.e.
endorsement of flow) was most relevant. This study supports earlier findings that argue for an important role of character
strengths when describing the well-being of a person
Testing strengths-based interventions: a preliminary study on the effectiveness of a program targeting curiosity, gratitude, hope, humor, and zest for enhancing life satisfaction
The study compares the impact of character strengths-based positive interventions in a sample of 178 adults. An experimental group that trained strengths of the
Values-in-Action classification that typically correlate highly with life satisfaction (curiosity, gratitude, hope, humor, and zest) was compared in its gain in life satisfaction with a group that trained strengths that usually demonstrate low correlations with life satisfaction
(appreciation of beauty and excellence, creativity, kindness, love of learning, and perspective)
and a wait-list control group. If pre and post measures in life satisfaction were compared, the group with the strengths most correlated with life satisfaction improved
significantly (statistically) in their satisfaction in comparison to a control group. This could be interpreted as support for the idea that primarily those strengths that correlate highly with life satisfaction should be addressed in strengths-based interventions. When asked for subjective ratings of well-being after the interventions concluded, participants in both intervention groups indicated gains above that of a wait-listed control group. Further analyses underscore the special role of self-regulation in facilitating success in the interventions.
Overall, the data underline the potential of strength-based interventions for improving human well-being