Cognitive Constructs and the Sensemaking Process

Abstract

Battlefield realities seldom match the notional planning assumptions against the adversary during combats. This is because of the shifting and changing strategies of the adversary. This situation is even worse under the non-traditional adversary (NTA) conditions where planning takes place in the same mode as operations -- leading to plan-as-you-execute (PAYE) conditions. The PAYE paradigm, then, captures the reality of coping with the dynamics of the NTA battlefield conditions, such as, evolving, asymmetric, and overwhelming complex information. This paper presents the cognitive models that influence the enactment of a dynamic sense making process using the PAYE model.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA463415

Entities

People

  • Celestine A. Ntuen

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cognition
  • Cognitive Science
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Human Behavior
  • Information Processing
  • Knowledge Management
  • Language
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Training
  • National Security
  • North Carolina
  • Psychology
  • Reasoning
  • Situational Awareness
  • Social Psychology
  • Thinking

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