Modeling Human and Organizational Behavior

Simulations are widely used in the military for training personnel, analyzing proposed equipment, and rehearsing missions, and these simulations need realistic models of human behavior. This book draws together a wide variety of theoretical and applied research in human behavior modeling that can be considered for use in those simulations. It covers behavior at the individual, unit, and command level. At the individual soldier level, the topics covered include attention, learning, memory, decisionmaking, perception, situation awareness, and planning. At the unit level, the focus is on command and control. The book provides short-, medium-, and long-term goals for research and development of more realistic models of human behavior.Table of ContentsFront MatterExecutive Summary1 Introduction2 Human Behavior Representation: Military Requirements and Current Models3 Integrative Architectures for Modeling the Individual Combatant4 Attention and Multitasking5 Memory and Learning6 Human Decision Making7 Situation Awareness8 Planning9 Behavior Moderators10 Modeling of Behavior at the Unit Level11 Information Warfare: A Structural Perspective12 Methodological Issues and Approaches13 Conclusions and RecommendationsReferencesAppendix: Biographical SketchesIndex