Edmunds, C.E.R 
ORCID: 0000-0002-0524-8756, Harris, A.J.L and 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.
doi: 10.1177/10892680221077242
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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.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | uncertainty, category learning, dynamic decision-making, communication of uncertainty |
| Divisions: | School of Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Oct 2022 12:55 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Aug 2023 05:30 |
| ISSN: | 1089-2680 |
| URI / Page ID: | https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/15008 |
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