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OverviewConflict: How Soldiers Make Impossible Decisions is about making hard choices-where all outcomes are potentially negative. The authors draw on interviews conducted with soldiers about the situations they faced and the decisions they made at war. These are vivid and sometimes distressing stories. They form the data from which the authors explore the cognitive processes associated with choice, commitment to action and (sometimes) error, as well as goal directed thinking, innovation and courage. By referring to real cases, Conflict invites readers to consider their own responses under extreme circumstances and ask themselves how they would choose between difficult options. In doing so this book will go some way to helping readers understand what it feels like when choosing between least-worst decisions. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Neil D. Shortland (Director, Center for Terrorism and Security Studies, Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell) , Laurence J. Alison (Professor and Director, Centre for Critical and Major Incident Psychology, Applied Psychology Group, University of Liverpool) , Joseph M. Moran (Cognitive Scientist, US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development, and Engineering Center, Research Associate, Harvard University, Center for Brain Science)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 16.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 24.40cm Weight: 0.496kg ISBN: 9780190623449ISBN 10: 0190623446 Pages: 248 Publication Date: 28 February 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAs a psychologist, professor, and researcher of military psychology, I find the concepts covered in this book to be especially applicable. Executives and business leadership may find this book valuable as well given the ways in which they operate. * Jacob N. Hyde, University of Denver * Author InformationNeil Shortland, Laurence Alison, and Joseph Moran are interested in social cognition and the processes by which soldiers make sense of uncertain, high-risk, ambiguous, complex or contradictory information. They are especially interested in decision inertia and the use of simulated environments to study and train practitioners to overcome decision inertia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |