The Effects of Psychological Type and Information Presentation on Decision Making

Abstract

This research investigated the relationship between the user's psychological type and mode of information presentation. One hundred twenty- seven Department of Defense managers served as subjects. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator was utilized to identify the psychological type of the users while the Information Presentation Mode Survey determined accuracy, efficiency, and preference for seven modes of presenting information or decision making. Psychological types were found to vary in their accuracy of decision making. Specifically, Introverts were more accurate than Extraverts, Sensing types were more accurate that Intuitive types, Thinking types were more accurate than Feeling types, and Perceptive types were more accurate than Judgment types. SFs were more accurate than STs, and NTs; NFs were least accurate.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA218029

Entities

People

  • Jerry M. Kain

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Business Administration
  • Chi Square Test
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Management Information Systems
  • Probability
  • Psychology
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Students
  • Surveys
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.
  • Seismology
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.