Decision-Making Under Stress : Emerging Themes and Applications

Eduardo Salas

ISBN 10: 0291398561 / ISBN 13: 9780291398567

Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd Feb 1998, 1998

Beschreibung

Neuware - This is a state-of-the-art review of psychological theory, research and practice on decision making in high pressure and emergency situations. The book focuses on the experienced decision makers who deal with such risks, principally on flight decks, at civil emergencies, in industrial settings and military environments.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780291398567

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Decision-Making Under Stress : Emerging Themes and Applications
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd Feb 1998
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1998
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0291398561
• ISBN-13: 9780291398567
• Einband: Buch
• Zustand: Neu
• Abmessungen: 240B x 164 H x 25 T Millimeter Breite: 240 mm, Höhe: 164 mm, Tiefe: 25 mm
• Gewicht: 664 Gramm

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Inhaltsangabe

In our high technology society, there is a growing demand for a better understanding of decision making in high risk situations in order to improve selection, training and operational performance. Decision Making Under Stress presents a state-of-the-art review of psychological theory, in research and practice, on decision making in high pressure and emergency situations. It focuses on the experienced decision makers who deal with such risks, principally on flight decks, at civil emergencies, in industrial settings and military environments. The 29 chapters cover a wide range of perspectives and applications from aviation, military, industry and the emergency services. The authors, all international invited experts in their field, are based in research centers and universities from Europe, North America and Australia. Their common interest is in the theories and methods of a new research domain called NDM (naturalistic decision making). This volume comprises the edited contributions to the Third International NDM conference, sponsored by the US Army Research Institute and the US Naval Air Warfare Center, which was held in Aberdeen, Scotland in September 1996. The NDM researchers are interested in decision making in situations characterised by high risk, time pressure, uncertain goals, ambiguous information and teamwork. The extent to which the NDM approach can explain and predict human performance in such settings is a central theme, discussed with many practical examples and applications. This book is essential reading for applied psychologists, pilots, emergency commanders, military officers, high hazard managers, safety and emergency response professionals.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Rhona Flin is Professor of Applied Psychology at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK; Eduardo Salas is Senior Research Psychologist and Head of the Training Technology Development Branch of the US Naval Air Warfare Centre Training Systems Division; Michael Strub is Chief of the US Army Research Laboratory London Research Office; Lynne Martin is at NASA Ames Research Center.