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Situational Variables in Expert Pilot Decision MakingIn traditional laboratory studies of decision making, the experimenter structures the problem, defines the goal and specifies available information. In contrast, when people make decisions in non-laboratory environments characterized as complex, dynamic and consequential, they must first identify the problem and determine what information and responses are relevant. The present research was designed to investigate which situational aspects are important to experienced pilots making aviation decisions. Twenty-eight professional pilots were asked to sort descriptions of 22 aircraft incidents into piles involving similar types of major decisions. Preliminary analyses suggest four underlying variables: time pressure, risk level, available resources, and certainty of goal attainment.
Document ID
20020005134
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Fischer, Ute
(San Jose State Univ. Moffett Field, CA United States)
Orasanu, Judith
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA United States)
Wich, Mike
(San Jose State Univ. Moffett Field, CA United States)
Hart, Sandra G.
Date Acquired
August 20, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1994
Subject Category
Behavioral Sciences
Meeting Information
Meeting: Society for Judgment and Decision Making Conference
Location: Saint Louis, MO
Country: United States
Start Date: November 13, 1994
End Date: November 14, 1994
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 199-06-12-23
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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