I'd expect it from a student, because they're operating consciously. I'm not sure I'd expect it from someone who is in shock, who's experienced thousands of hours of uneventful operation and suddenly everything has changed.

I don't know easily panicked mentality can be tested for. Training is one thing, but training is typically designed to instill automatic response to predetermined stimuli. Sometimes what you want is a reset back to first principles and activation of conscious reasoning. Which is exactly what you don't get in shock or panic, and is the reason for training automatic response.