A Cognitive Basis for Friend-Foe Misidentifcation of Vehicles in Combat

Joseph R. Keebler, Thomas Fincannon, Denise Nicholson, Florian Jentsch

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Abstract

This chapter aims to integrate fundamental cognitive theories into a usable and explanatory model for combat identification. To help capture why some types of misidentification problems occur, we will look to Feature Integration Theory (Treisman and Gelade, 1980), Recognition By Components Theory (Biederman, 1987) and Working Memory Theory (Baddeley and Wilson, 2002).
Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationHuman Factors Issues in Combat Identification
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • fratricide
  • vehicle identification
  • friendly fire
  • military sceince
  • combat
  • accident prevention
  • mental processes
  • safety management methods
  • war

Disciplines

  • Military Vehicles
  • Human Factors Psychology

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