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A Review of Antarctic Behavioral Research

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From Antarctica to Outer Space

Abstract

Twenty-five years ago, Sladen (1965) described the history of physiological and psychological studies at U.S. stations in Antarctica as “brief, sporadic, and extremely limited in scope” (p. 103). Except for the Oklahoma Sleep Project conducted in the 1960s by Shurley, Pierce, and Natani and their colleagues (Shurley, 1974; Shurley, Pierce, Natani, & Brooks, 1970), Sladen’s characterization of Antarctic behavioral research seems as true today as it was in 1965. Behavioral research by U.S. scientists published during the past decade has been largely dependent upon data obtained in cooperation with Antarctic treaty nations with ongoing psychological research programs, such as New Zealand, or the willingness of U.S. scientists, supported by the National Science Foundation in other fields, to assist in data collection using their own research teams as subjects.

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  1. Arreed F. Barabasz
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  1. Department of Psychology, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, 95616, USA

    Albert A. Harrison Ph.D.

  2. Aerospace Human Factors Research Division, NASA-Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, 94035, USA

    Yvonne A. Clearwater Ph.D.

  3. Space Science Division, NASA-Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, 94035, USA

    Christopher P. McKay Ph.D.

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Barabasz, A.F. (1991). A Review of Antarctic Behavioral Research. In: Harrison, A.A., Clearwater, Y.A., McKay, C.P. (eds) From Antarctica to Outer Space. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3012-0_4

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