Multidimensional scaling analysis of decision strategies in threat evaluation

Abstract

SIMILARITIES ANALYSIS WAS USED TO IDENTIFY THE COMBINATORIAL STRATEGY USED BY NAVAL OFFICERS IN EVALUATING THE RELATIVE THREAT OF PAIRED AIR RAIDS PRESENTED ON AN AIR SUMMARY PLOT. 63 WATCH OFFICERS JUDGED THE SIMILARITY, IN TERMS OF THREAT VALUE, OF ALL DIFFERENT PAIRS OF 20 AIR RAIDS VARYING IN RANGE, COURSE, BEARING, COMPOSITION, ALTITUDE, AND SPEED. THE THREAT VALUE OF EACH RAID WAS ESTIMATED, USING A 9-POINT SCALE. RESULTS INDICATE THAT JUDGMENTS OF THREAT VALUE WERE BASED PRIMARILY ON RANGE AND COURSE OF THE RAIDS. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)