Strategy Development in Dynamic Environments: A Study of Goals, Processes, Change, and Variability - Softcover

Hansberger, Jeffrey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 384337841X ISBN 13: 9783843378413

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

The use of strategies in everyday dynamic tasks and situations is a common occurrence and is vital to successfully accomplishing many tasks. Researchers have long been interested in how people use and develop strategies. However, as many researchers have pointed out, the majority of the research addressing this issue has focused on the outcomes rather than the potentially more informative aspects of strategy development and the process and mechanisms of change and adaptation. This book examines the mechanisms of strategy variability and selection utilizing a longitudinal method that focuses on individual strategy development called the microgenetic approach. The primary purpose was to examine strategy development and focus on the role of variability among strategies over time within a dynamic task environment. The results suggest that variability plays a major role in adaptive skill acquisition in a dynamic environment, however in the opposite direction predicted by previous research done with simple static tasks.

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About the Author

JEFFREY T. HANSBERGER is a Human Factors Psychologist for the Army Research Laboratory. He received his Ph.D. in Human Factors and Applied Cognition from George Mason University. Dr. Hansberger conducts research in the areas of expertise, distributed cognition, strategy development, and Command & Control within complex teams and environments.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 384337841X
• ISBN 13: 9783843378413
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80