INFORMATION-PROCESSING TASKS IN TACTICAL ACTION SELECTION: PERFORMANCE OF EXPERIENCED SUBMARINE OFFICERS IN WEIGHTING MULTIPLE CRITERIA FOR DEPTH SELECTION.

Abstract

The problem of how to allocate tasks between men and equipment components of a command and control system is addressed. Specific informationprocessing steps involved in the selection of a course of action from among alternatives are defined as the tasks to be allocated in a man/computer partnership. Performance data reflecting the ability of experienced tactical commanders to perform each of these five information-processing tasks singly and in combination are required as a part of the data base for allocation decision. The results idicate that although individual commanders differ from one another in the importance they attach to a set of depth selection critera, any one officer is highly consistent of his judgments of importance and these judgments are stable over time and sensitive to differences in the tactical situation. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0437588

Entities

People

  • R. D. Franklin
  • T. R. Virnelson
  • W. S. Vaughan Jr.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Databases
  • Information Processing
  • Judgment
  • Processing Equipment
  • Submarines

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control