Focus article: Taking stock of naturalistic decision making

    Authors

    R. Lipshitz; G. Klein; J. Orasanu;E. Salas

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Behav. Decis. Mak.

    Keywords

    naturalistic decision making; recognition-primed decisions; coping with; uncertainty; team decision making; decision errors; decision training; research methodology; COGNITIVE TASK-ANALYSIS; ELICITING KNOWLEDGE; PHYSICS PROBLEMS; PERFORMANCE; JUDGMENT; EXPERTS; CHOICE; UNCERTAINTY; SIMULATION; AWARENESS; Psychology, Applied

    Abstract

    We review the progress of naturalistic decision making (NDM) in the decade since the first conference on the subject in 1989. After setting out a brief history of NDM we identify its essential characteristics and consider five of its main contributions: recognition-primed decisions, coping with uncertainty team decision making, decision errors, and methodology. NDM helped identify important areas of inquiry previously neglected (e.g. the use of expertise in sizing up situations and generating options), it introduced new models, conceptualizations, and methods, and recruited applied investigators into the field. Above all, NDM contributed a new perspective on how decisions (broadly defined as committing oneself to a certain course of action) are made. NDM still faces significant challenges, including improvement of the quantity and rigor of its empirical research, and confirming the validity of its prescriptive models. Copyright (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Behavioral Decision Making

    Volume

    14

    Issue/Number

    5

    Publication Date

    1-1-2001

    Document Type

    Review

    Language

    English

    First Page

    331

    Last Page

    352

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000172935500002

    ISSN

    0894-3257

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