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Research paper thumbnail of Real-Time Expert System Interfaces, Cognitive Processes, and Task Performance: An Empirical Assessment

Human Factors, Jun 1, 1993

Research paper thumbnail of Examining the Effect of Information Order on Expert Judgment

Research paper thumbnail of Disseminating and Communicating Your Decisions

Research paper thumbnail of Incorporating Uncertainty

Research paper thumbnail of Research Institute. We are grateful to Jon Fallesen of the Fort Leavenworth Field Unit for his insightful assistance at all stages of the project. We also thank Martin

Research paper thumbnail of Dialogue and Critical Thinking 1 DIALOGUE AS MEDIUM (AND MESSAGE) FOR TRAINING CRITICAL THINKING1 by

Standard internalist approaches to critical thinking insist that critical thinkers maintain consc... more Standard internalist approaches to critical thinking insist that critical thinkers maintain conscious, deliberate access to the reasons for their beliefs and actions. A more useful approach is externalist, focusing on the reliability of different types of processes for generating beliefs and decisions under different circumstances. We describe an externalist approach to critical thinking based on dialogue. According to the theory, critical thinking is asking and answering questions about alternative possibilities in order to achieve some objective. Three perspectives are coordinated (by different individuals or inside a single head): a proponent, an opponent, and a referee. By asking and answering questions, the defender and challenger introduce new possibilities (mental models), understand them more completely, and learn one another’s beliefs and preferences. The referee, who represents an external perspective, regulates the dialogue so that it reliably achieves the participants ’ ...

Research paper thumbnail of Integrating risk management with homeland security and antiterrorism resource allocation decision-making

The McGraw-Hill Handbook of Homeland Security, 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Decision-Making Challenges

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. eBooks, Feb 12, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Innovative Decision-Making Techniques

Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Understanding Objectives and Values

Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Creating Choices

Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Identifying Consequences

Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Selecting Solutions

Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Making Swaps and Trade-Offs

Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Framing the Decision

Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Eliciting Data: Making Your Decision-Making Processes More Productive

Innovative Decision-Making Techniques

Research paper thumbnail of FOCCUSSED Decision Making Wrap-Up

Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Human and Computer Task Allocation in Air Defense Systems

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluation of Command and Control Centers

This interim report documents the efforts of Decisions and Designs, Inc. (DDI) toward the develop... more This interim report documents the efforts of Decisions and Designs, Inc. (DDI) toward the development of a general model for the evaluation of proposed and existing Command and Control centers. Such a model is desirable in and of itself and, in addition, can serve as a stepping ...

Research paper thumbnail of Rapid Capturing of Battlefield Mental Models

Research paper thumbnail of Real-Time Expert System Interfaces, Cognitive Processes, and Task Performance: An Empirical Assessment

Human Factors, Jun 1, 1993

Research paper thumbnail of Examining the Effect of Information Order on Expert Judgment

Research paper thumbnail of Disseminating and Communicating Your Decisions

Research paper thumbnail of Incorporating Uncertainty

Research paper thumbnail of Research Institute. We are grateful to Jon Fallesen of the Fort Leavenworth Field Unit for his insightful assistance at all stages of the project. We also thank Martin

Research paper thumbnail of Dialogue and Critical Thinking 1 DIALOGUE AS MEDIUM (AND MESSAGE) FOR TRAINING CRITICAL THINKING1 by

Standard internalist approaches to critical thinking insist that critical thinkers maintain consc... more Standard internalist approaches to critical thinking insist that critical thinkers maintain conscious, deliberate access to the reasons for their beliefs and actions. A more useful approach is externalist, focusing on the reliability of different types of processes for generating beliefs and decisions under different circumstances. We describe an externalist approach to critical thinking based on dialogue. According to the theory, critical thinking is asking and answering questions about alternative possibilities in order to achieve some objective. Three perspectives are coordinated (by different individuals or inside a single head): a proponent, an opponent, and a referee. By asking and answering questions, the defender and challenger introduce new possibilities (mental models), understand them more completely, and learn one another’s beliefs and preferences. The referee, who represents an external perspective, regulates the dialogue so that it reliably achieves the participants ’ ...

Research paper thumbnail of Integrating risk management with homeland security and antiterrorism resource allocation decision-making

The McGraw-Hill Handbook of Homeland Security, 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Decision-Making Challenges

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. eBooks, Feb 12, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Innovative Decision-Making Techniques

Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Understanding Objectives and Values

Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Creating Choices

Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Identifying Consequences

Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Selecting Solutions

Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Making Swaps and Trade-Offs

Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Framing the Decision

Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Eliciting Data: Making Your Decision-Making Processes More Productive

Innovative Decision-Making Techniques

Research paper thumbnail of FOCCUSSED Decision Making Wrap-Up

Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Human and Computer Task Allocation in Air Defense Systems

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluation of Command and Control Centers

This interim report documents the efforts of Decisions and Designs, Inc. (DDI) toward the develop... more This interim report documents the efforts of Decisions and Designs, Inc. (DDI) toward the development of a general model for the evaluation of proposed and existing Command and Control centers. Such a model is desirable in and of itself and, in addition, can serve as a stepping ...

Research paper thumbnail of Rapid Capturing of Battlefield Mental Models

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