Truel Conflict and Complex Decision Making. The Effects of the Three-Party-Duel on Military and Economic Behavior of Decision Making Groups in a Complex Environment.

Abstract

The effect of increased threat of hostile intervention by a third party in an ongoing conflict among two parties was investigated. Subjects participated in the tactical and negotiations game, an experimental simulation. Experimental and control dyads received informative messages about the outcome of their decisions in a simulated internation conflict. The duel conflict (conflict between two nations) was maintained for the control groups during four one-half hour playing periods. Experimental groups were exposed to one duel playing period, and were then exposed to increasing threat of truel conflict (three-way conflict among three nations) for the remaining three playing periods. Simulated truel conflict actually occurred during the last (fourth) playing period. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0716752

Entities

People

  • Howard L. Fromkin
  • Siegfried Streufert

Organizations

  • Purdue University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Environment
  • Intervention
  • Negotiations
  • Simulations

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.