Applying insights on categorisation, communication, and dynamic decision-making: a case study of a ‘simple’ maritime military decision
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Publication Date
2022-03-22Journal Title
Review of General Psychology
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1089-2680
Publisher
American Psychological Association
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Edmunds, C., Harris, A., & Osman, M. (2022). Applying insights on categorisation, communication, and dynamic decision-making: a case study of a ‘simple’ maritime military decision. Review of General Psychology https://doi.org/10.1177/10892680221077242
Abstract
A complete understanding of decision-making in military domains requires gathering insights from several fields of study. To make the task tractable, here we consider a specific example of short-term tactical decisions under uncertainty made by the military at sea. Through this lens, we sketch out relevant literature from three psychological tasks each underpinned by decision-making processes: categorisation, communication, and choice. From the literature, we note two general cognitive tendencies that emerge across all three stages: the effect of cognitive load and individual differences. Drawing on these tendencies, we recommend strategies, tools and future research that could improve performance in military domains—but, by extension, would also generalise to other high-stakes contexts. In so doing, we show the extent to which domain general properties of high order cognition are sufficient in explaining behaviours in domain specific contexts.
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DSTL: Communicating Uncertainty
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External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/10892680221077242
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/335034
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