DECISION MAKING IN DYNAMIC CIRCUMSTANCES

THE RESEARCH ON COGNITIVE PROCESSES CAN BE USEFULLY ORGANIZED BY CONSIDERING THE HUMAN DECISION MAKER TO BE A TYPE OF COMPLEX INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM. BY EXAMINING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS SYSTEM AND COMPARING IT WITH OTHER INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMS, SOME INSIGHT CAN BE GAINED INTO ITS ASSETS AND LIMITATIONS. THE NATURE OF THESE LIMITATIONS HAVE IMPORTANT IMPLICATIONS FOR HOW THE HUMAN INFORMATION PROCESSOR FUNCTIONS WHILE DRIVING AN AUTOMOBILE. EXPERIENCE, ALERTNESS, AND FAMILIARITY WERE FOUND TO BE NECESSARY FOR THE EFFICIENT FUNCTIONING OF THIS SYSTEM IN A DRIVING ENVIRONMENT. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept No SAE 730022
• Corporate Authors:

  Oakland University

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• Authors:
  • Dumas, J
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 5 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alertness; Automobiles; Cognition; Decision making; Drivers; Driving
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224274
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 5 1973 12:00AM