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Efforts in support of providing equal employment opportunities have created a serious interest in factors which may affect the potential aeronautical adaptability of women. The possible effects of the significant physical and hormonal changes associated with the menstrual cycle have been a focal point of considerable concern. This study assesses an individual's ability to perform complex, perceptual-psychomotor tasks during different phases of the menstrual cycle. Seventeen women served as paid volunteer subjects. All were between 20 and 30 years of age with a mean age of 24 years. Each woman was tested during the premenstruum (3 or 4 days prior to menstrual flow), during the menstrual flow, and during the intermenstrual phase of the cycle. In addition, data were collected on the use of oral contraceptives and on the severity and prevalence of individual menstrual cycle symptomatology as measured by the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire. The perceptual-psychomotor data w.ereused to evaluate the effects of menstrual cycle and oral contraceptives on performance unde ... stress. The data were also used to test Dalton's hypothesis that the lethargy the premenstruum and menstruation is responsible for lowered judgment and slow reaction time which might result in accidents. The results of the study indicated that there were no performance decrements associated with the menstrual cycle or use of oral contraceptives and failed to support Dalton's hypothesis.

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This report represents the third in a series of reports analyzing minority officer accessions and attritions as related to the Naval Air Training Program. Previous reports have shown no differences in attrition rates for black students and white students in pilot training when the two groups are equated on AQT/ FAR, procurement source, and class contiguity. Performance, as measured by academic and flight grades, however, was significantly lower for the black students. In this report three variables, college major, grade point average, and the college's racial composition were analyzed to determine the extent to which they could account for those performance differences. In addition, the two groups were compared by training pipelines. THE FINDINGSThe college majors of the black students were not significantly different from those of the matched group of white students. Black students with majors in technical, engineering, social science, and physical science had the highest aviation training completion rates, while white students with majors in technical, business administration, physical education, and engineering had the highest completion rates. Grade point average was predictive of pre-advanced academic grades for black students, but had no predictive validity for complete/attrite. The majority of black students attended predominantly white colleges. The AQT ..,ores were significantly higher for black students who attended white colleges, but attrition rates did not differ. There were no differences in input or attrition rates when the black studerts and white students were compared by training pipelines.