LEADING A MORE EFFECTIVE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY: UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING THE COGNITIVE CHALLENGES OF HUMAN INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION IN LETHAL ENVIRONMENTS

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dc.contributor.advisorGilliland, Kirby
dc.contributor.authorHeslen, John
dc.contributor.committeeMemberDamphousse, Kelly
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGabert, Trent
dc.contributor.committeeMemberCox-Fuenzalida, Eugenia
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSnyder, Lori
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-16T21:24:24Z
dc.date.available2016-12-16T21:24:24Z
dc.date.issued2016-12-07
dc.date.manuscript2016-11-22
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this research was to gain a better understanding of how specific aspects of cognitive performance are influenced by operating in lethal environments with the aim of incorporating any helpful insights into the operations performed by human intelligence collectors. Gaining a better understanding of any negative cognitive effects could enable leaders in the intelligence community to take mediating action resulting in a more efficient enterprise. Simulating the cognitive processes expected to be at play in lethal environments was accomplished by utilizing a technique known as mortality salience that has been shown to induce specific psycho-social reactions in individuals. Cognitive performance was tested by using the simple reaction time, attentional switching, and Stroop tests of the Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metrics (ANAM4TM). Memory recall was tested by asking participants to recall categorized items after watching a video of a fictional intelligence source. This study found mortality salience had a statistically-significant influence on certain aspects of executive function as well as memory recall and suggest the etiology of mortality salience effects are most consistent with modern understandings of cognitive bias. As such, the term “mortality bias” is proposed for future investigations and explanations of the phenomenon.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11244/47084
dc.languageen_USen_US
dc.subjectAnxietyen_US
dc.subjectMortality Salienceen_US
dc.subjectAttention Control Theoryen_US
dc.subjectANAM4en_US
dc.subjectIntelligence Collectionen_US
dc.thesis.degreePh.D.en_US
dc.titleLEADING A MORE EFFECTIVE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY: UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING THE COGNITIVE CHALLENGES OF HUMAN INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION IN LETHAL ENVIRONMENTSen_US
ou.groupCollege of Liberal Studiesen_US

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