| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Description | The Lost on the Moon Task (Hall, 1963) evaluates group performance and teamwork, with practical implications for the workplace. Participants rank 15 items by importance for survival in a hypothetical moon crash scenario. The task has been employed in various studies (e.g., Hall & Watson, 1970; Pollio & Bainum, 1983; Latham, Hu, & Brcic, 2020). It is often used in research involving team performance and decision-making. Reliability and validity data are not provided for this instrument. |
| Alternate Test Names | NASA Exercise: Survival on the Moon; NASA Moon Survival Task; Lost on the Moon Test; NASA Task |
| Author | Hall, Jay |
| Affiliation | University of Texas, Graduate School of Business |
| Purpose | To assess teamwork and group decision-making, with relevance to workplace dynamics. |
| Construct | Group Decision Making |
| Instrument Type | Task |
| Format | Participants rank 15 items in order of importance for survival, following the scenario: “Your space crew crash-landed on the moon 200 miles from a rendezvous point. Rank the items critical for the journey.” The task is to be completed in 10 minutes. |
| Administration Method | Paper |
| Test Items Available | No (To access the test items, contact the corresponding author.) |
| Number of Items | 15 |
| Reliability | No reliability indicated. |
| Validity | No validity indicated. |
| Factor Analysis | No factor analysis indicated. |
| Age Group | Adulthood (18 years and older) |
| Population Group | Human; Male; Female |
| Population Details | Location: United States; Respondents: Undergraduate students |
| Keywords | Group Decision Making; Team Performance Assessment; Teamwork; Workplace |
| Index Terms | Group Decision Making; Group Performance; Organizational and Occupational Measures; Social and Interpersonal Measures; Teamwork |
| Reference | Hall, J. (1963). Lost on the Moon Task. University of Texas, Graduate School of Business. Latham, G. P., Hu, J., & Brcic, J. (2020). The effect of a context-specific primed goal on goal commitment and team performance. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 69(3), 805–833. https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12207 |
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Mohammed looti (2026). Lost on the Moon Task. PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/lost-on-the-moon-task/
Mohammed looti. "Lost on the Moon Task." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 4 Apr. 2026, https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/lost-on-the-moon-task/.
Mohammed looti. "Lost on the Moon Task." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 2026. https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/lost-on-the-moon-task/.
Mohammed looti (2026) 'Lost on the Moon Task', PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Available at: https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/lost-on-the-moon-task/.
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