Investigations of Naturalistic Decision Making and the Recognition-Primed Decision Model.

Abstract

This monograph reviews 3 years of research concerned with how experienced personnel make decisions in operational settings characterized by real-time information processing, shifting goals, and high-risk consequences. The study method combined field studies with experiments designed to test specific hypotheses. Study domains were selected so that findings would have high potential for generalizing to military command-and-control decision making. Critical decision interviews were carried out with experienced personnel, including urban fire ground commanders, wildland fire incident commanders, and U.S. Army tank platoon leaders. Interviews were designed to elicit information on the cues, goals, and option evaluation strategies used by these personnel. Based on these interviews, the relationships among such factors as time pressure, experience level, and group interactions were explored.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA310303

Entities

People

  • Gary A. Klein
  • Roberta Calderwood

Organizations

  • Klein Associates

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Hypotheses
  • Information Processing
  • Recognition
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

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

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control