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Personal Author:
Kowalski, Kathleen M. PH.D. ; Vaught, Charles, PH.D.
Kowalski, Kathleen M. PH.D. ; Vaught, Charles, PH.D. Less -
Corporate Authors:
Pittsburgh Research Laboratory (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
Conference Authors:
International Emergency Management Society. Annual Conference (8th : 2001 June 18-20 : Oslo, Norway)
Description:
This paper discusses human judgment and decision-making under stress. The authors review selected recent literature across various disciplines and suggest a definition of stress within the context of decision-making during the management of emergencies. They also discuss fieldwork by the Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, NIOSH, which explores traumatic incident stress, the relationship between previous training and performance under stressful conditions, and human behavior in underground mine fires. The authors assert that stress is one of the factors that decision-makers must contend with in most life-or-death situations. They suggest that a better understanding of individual's judgment and decision-making activities while under stress would yield a better understanding of how people reach the choices they make in emergencies. This enhanced understanding would be of enormous value to emergency managers, researchers, and policymakers.
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Mining

Document Type:
Book Chapter
Funding:
TIEMS, June 18-22, 2001, Oslo, Norway. Oslo, Norway: The International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS), 2001 Jun;
Genre:
Conference Publications
Collection(s):
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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urn:sha256:4c69a1690578877e296d2b83d820626869a3621a3d829484f7cbfdca2586ddad
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