Use of cognitive task analysis to probe option-generation in law enforcement
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
1-1-2014
Abstract
Copyright 2014 Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Option-generation paradigms have been employed successfully to investigate skill-based differences in performance, particularly in complex, dynamic, and/or uncertain domains. However, although knowledge of option-generation behavior (e.g., number of options generated, frequency with which the criterion best option is selected) is informative, the underlying basis for the observed option-generation behavior is not always apparent. To address this issue, we probed option-generation behavior using cognitive task analysis. Experienced and less-experienced law enforcement officers first observed temporally-occluded video simulations, and then completed an option-generation task. The cognitive task analysis comprised elicitation of retrospective verbal reports of thinking, followed by video-stimulated recall; analysis of these data revealed information that potentially explains the observed option-generation behavior and provided information relevant to the design of decision-making training.
Publication Title
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Recommended Citation
Suss, J.,
Belling, P.,
&
Ward, P.
(2014).
Use of cognitive task analysis to probe option-generation in law enforcement.
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society,
2014-January, 280-284.
http://doi.org/10.1177/1541931214581058
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