Vulnerabilities to Cognitive Biases in the OODA Loop Process

Abstract

A recent Quick Look prepared as part of a Joint Staff and Air Force (A3)-sponsored effort to examine the effectiveness of Operations in the Information Environment (OIE) examines how cognitive biases can affect the communication process (Polansky and Rieger, 2020). During review of that analysis, a discussion arose regarding how cognitive biases can affect not only communication, but also decision-making, including more structured processes such as the OODA (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act) Loop analytical framework.1 To address those questions and concerns, in the present paper, we explore how some common types of cognitive bias can impact an OODA Loop analysis, potentially leading to a sub-optimal result.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 15, 2021
Accession Number
AD1124134

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  • Tom Rieger

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Coding
  • Cognition
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Commerce
  • Control Systems
  • Decoding
  • Economics
  • Human Behavior
  • Information Processing
  • Judgment
  • Military Operations
  • Project Management
  • Psychology
  • Reasoning
  • Risk
  • Social Psychology
  • Thinking
  • Vulnerability

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  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.