A Theory of Information Presentation for Distributed Decision Making

Abstract

This research sought to identify and test theories of cognitive processes important to distributed tactical decision making, and to define theory-based principles for improving information presentations able to support coordination among spatially distributed decision makers. This final report summarizes the major accomplishments. These include: development and test of a model for cognitive processes important to recognition-primed decision making, investigation of recognition processes in decision making by experienced people, generalization of situation assessment in team decision making, development of a theory-based plan representation chart to aid plan supervision and coordination in the Navy Battle Group, and preliminary evaluation of this chart at the Naval War College. Keywords: Coordination, Distributed decision making, Schema, Decision aids, Training, Man-machine interface.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 15, 1989
Accession Number
ADA216219

Entities

People

  • Carla Grosz
  • David Noble
  • Deborah Boehm-davis
  • Joseph Truelove

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cognition
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Command And Control
  • Data Displays
  • Doctrine
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Game Theory
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Judgment
  • Military Research
  • Psychology
  • Recognition
  • Students
  • War Games

Readers

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