Knowledge Elicitation of Recognition-Primed Decision Making

Abstract

A Critical Decision Method (CDM) has been developed for knowledge elicitation. The CDM, an extension of the critical incident technique, includes protocol analysis and memory recall tasks to study cognitive performance. A set of probes is employed to trace the development of situation assessment during critical incidents, and to determine the decision strategies used. The outputs of the method include inventories of the critical cues, graphic portrayals of the situation assessment process, and categorization of the decision strategies. Thus far, the method has been used with a variety of decisions and appears especially well suited to studying cognitive performance in naturalistic settings. It also appears valuable for addressing the highly skilled decision maker, and for eliciting the analytical and perceptual bases of proficient performance. Applications have been made for training, decision support systems, and the development and evaluation of knowledge based systems. Keywords: Knowledge elicitation, Decision making, Situation assessment, Knowledge engineering, Expertise.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA199076

Entities

People

  • Donald Macgregor
  • Gary A. Klein

Organizations

  • Klein Associates

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Psychology
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cognition
  • Command And Control
  • Databases
  • Expert Systems
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Job Analysis
  • Mental Processes
  • Psychology
  • Situational Awareness
  • Social Sciences
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Test Methods
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

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