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Situational Variables in Expert Pilot Decision Making
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In 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.
Authors
- Fischer, Ute San Jose State Univ.
- Orasanu, Judith NASA Ames Research Center
- Wich, Mike San Jose State Univ.
- Hart, Sandra G.
Citation: Fischer, Ute, Orasanu, Judith, Wich, Mike , et al. (2019). Situational Variables in Expert Pilot Decision Making. Ames Research Center. NASA NTRS ID 20020005134. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20020005134 ↗