Tactical Decision Making Under Stress: Preliminary Results and Lessons Learned

This paper presents preliminary results of ongoing research into tactical decision making under stress (TADMUS). A description will be given of (1) the general methodological approach; (2) the development of the performance measures and issues related to their development; (3) lessons learned in the...

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Main Authors: Hutchins, Susan G, Kowalski, Jens T
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
COGNITION
DECISION MAKING
DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS
ERRORS
FACILITIES
INTERFACES
LABORATORIES
LESSONS LEARNED
MACHINES
MEASUREMENT
Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics
PE62233N
PLANNING
Psychology
RESPONSE
SCENARIOS
STRESS(PSYCHOLOGY)
TACTICAL WARFARE
WUDN300090
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Summary:This paper presents preliminary results of ongoing research into tactical decision making under stress (TADMUS). A description will be given of (1) the general methodological approach; (2) the development of the performance measures and issues related to their development; (3) lessons learned in the planning and conducting of this research; and (4) types of errors typically made and their implications for the development of a decision support system (DSS) using a naturalistic model of decision making. Data from ten team responses to scenarios run in the Decision-Making Evaluation Facility for Tactical Teams (DEFTT) Laboratory will be discussed. Discussion of these results will include a description of the TapRoot Incident Investigation System, the approach used to analyze the data to identify errors. Ways in which these errors can be mitigated by the DSS will also be discussed.