Experimental Investigation of the Bounded Rationality Constraint,

Abstract

The cognitive limitation of human decisionmakers is one of the determinants of organizational performance. A basic assumption in the analytical methodology for organizational design is that bounded rationality sets an upper limit on the amount of information that can be processed. When this rate constraint is exceeded, performance should be seriously degraded. An experiment that represents a first attempt to quantify the level of cognitive workload associated with the bounded rationality constraint of humans has been designed. The results of the experiment indicate that a threshold level can be established and used in the design of multi-person experiments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA183224

Entities

People

  • Alexander H. Levis
  • Anne-claire Louvet
  • Jeff T. Casey

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Algorithms
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Contracts
  • Curve Fitting
  • Data Sets
  • Experimental Data
  • Four Dimensional
  • High Resolution
  • Information Processing
  • Iterations
  • Mathematical Models
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • Operating Systems
  • Standards
  • Workload

Readers

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