Table Of ContentModeling
Sociocultural
Influences on
Decision Making
PUBLISHED TITLES (CONTINUED)
Human Factors and Ergonomics Series
Human–Computer Interaction: Development Process
A. Sears and J. A. Jacko
Human–Computer Interaction: Fundamentals
PUBLISHED TITLES
A. Sears and J. A. Jacko
Around the Patient Bed: Human Factors and Safety in Health Care
The Human–Computer Interaction Handbook: Fundamentals
Y. Donchin and D. Gopher
Evolving Technologies, and Emerging Applications, Third Edition
Cognitive Neuroscience of Human Systems: Work and Everyday Life J. A. Jacko
C. Forsythe, H. Liao, M. Trumbo, and R. E. Cardona-Rivera
Human Factors in System Design, Development, and Testing
Conceptual Foundations of Human Factors Measurement D. Meister and T. Enderwick
D. Meister
Introduction to Human Factors and Ergonomics for Engineers, Second Edition
Content Preparation Guidelines for the Web and Information Appliances: M. R. Lehto
Cross-Cultural Comparisons
Macroergonomics: Theory, Methods and Applications
H. Liao, Y. Guo, A. Savoy, and G. Salvendy
H. Hendrick and B. Kleiner
Cross-Cultural Design for IT Products and Services
Modeling Sociocultural Influences on Decision Making:
P. Rau, T. Plocher and Y. Choong
Understanding Conflict, Enabling Stability
Data Mining: Theories, Algorithms, and Examples Joseph V. Cohn, Sae Schatz, Hannah Freeman, and David J. Y. Combs
Nong Ye
Practical Speech User Interface Design
Designing for Accessibility: A Business Guide to Countering Design Exclusion James R. Lewis
S. Keates
The Science of Footwear
Ergonomics in Design: Methods and Techniques R. S. Goonetilleke
Marcelo M. Soares and Francisco Rebelo
Skill Training in Multimodal Virtual Environments
Ergonomic Workplace Design for Health, Wellness, and Productivity M. Bergamsco, B. Bardy, and D. Gopher
Alan Hedge
Smart Clothing: Technology and Applications
Handbook of Cognitive Task Design Gilsoo Cho
E. Hollnagel
Theories and Practice in Interaction Design
The Handbook of Data Mining S. Bagnara and G. Crampton-Smith
N. Ye
The Universal Access Handbook
Handbook of Digital Human Modeling: Research for Applied Ergonomics C. Stephanidis
and Human Factors Engineering
Usability and Internationalization of Information Technology
V. G. Duffy
N. Aykin
Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care and Patient Safety
User Interfaces for All: Concepts, Methods, and Tools
Second Edition
C. Stephanidis
P. Carayon
Variability in Human Performance
Handbook of Human Factors in Web Design, Second Edition
T. Smith, R. Henning, and M. Wade
K. Vu and R. Proctor
Handbook of Occupational Safety and Health
D. Koradecka
Handbook of Standards and Guidelines in Ergonomics and Human Factors
W. Karwowski
Handbook of Virtual Environments: Design, Implementation,
and Applications, Second Edition,
K. S. Hale and K M. Stanney
Handbook of Warnings
M. Wogalter
Human–Computer Interaction: Designing for Diverse Users and Domains
A. Sears and J. A. Jacko
Human–Computer Interaction: Design Issues, Solutions, and Applications
A. Sears and J. A. Jacko
PUBLISHED TITLES (CONTINUED)
Human–Computer Interaction: Development Process
A. Sears and J. A. Jacko
Human–Computer Interaction: Fundamentals
A. Sears and J. A. Jacko
The Human–Computer Interaction Handbook: Fundamentals
Evolving Technologies, and Emerging Applications, Third Edition
J. A. Jacko
Human Factors in System Design, Development, and Testing
D. Meister and T. Enderwick
Introduction to Human Factors and Ergonomics for Engineers, Second Edition
M. R. Lehto
Macroergonomics: Theory, Methods and Applications
H. Hendrick and B. Kleiner
Modeling Sociocultural Influences on Decision Making:
Understanding Conflict, Enabling Stability
Joseph V. Cohn, Sae Schatz, Hannah Freeman, and David J. Y. Combs
Practical Speech User Interface Design
James R. Lewis
The Science of Footwear
R. S. Goonetilleke
Skill Training in Multimodal Virtual Environments
M. Bergamsco, B. Bardy, and D. Gopher
Smart Clothing: Technology and Applications
Gilsoo Cho
Theories and Practice in Interaction Design
S. Bagnara and G. Crampton-Smith
The Universal Access Handbook
C. Stephanidis
Usability and Internationalization of Information Technology
N. Aykin
User Interfaces for All: Concepts, Methods, and Tools
C. Stephanidis
Variability in Human Performance
T. Smith, R. Henning, and M. Wade
Modeling
Sociocultural
Influences on
Decision Making
UNDERSTANDING CONFLICT,
ENABLING STABILITY
Edited by
Joseph V. Cohn • Sae Schatz
Hannah Freeman • David J. Y. Combs
Modeling
Sociocultural
Influences on
Decision Making
UNDERSTANDING CONFLICT,
ENABLING STABILITY
Edited by
Joseph V. Cohn • Sae Schatz
Hannah Freeman • David J. Y. Combs
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Modeling
Sociocultural
Influences on
Decision Making
UNDERSTANDING CONFLICT,
ENABLING STABILITY
Edited by
Joseph V. Cohn • Sae Schatz
Hannah Freeman • David J. Y. Combs
Contents
Foreword ......................................................................................................................................xiii
Editors ...........................................................................................................................................xix
Contributors .................................................................................................................................xxi
Introduction ................................................................................................................................xxv
Section I Building Theories
1. Expeditionary Modeling for Megacities and Other Dense Urban Areas ...................5
Brian P. Kettler, Rachel G. Hingst, and Mark A. Hoffman
2. More than Just a Story: Narrative Insights into Comprehension, Ideology,
and Decision Making ..........................................................................................................27
Scott W. Ruston
3. The Spread of Information via Social Media .................................................................43
Brian M. Fairlie
4. The Spread of Opinions in Societies ................................................................................61
Boleslaw K. Szymanski, Omar Lizardo, Casey Doyle, Panagiotis D. Karampourniotis,
Pramesh Singh, Gyorgy Korniss, and Jonathan Z. Bakdash
5. Culture’s Influences on Cognitive Reflection .................................................................85
Vladimíra Čavojová and Róbert Hanák
6. Cultural Influences on Cognitive Biases in Judgment and Decision Making:
On the Need for New Theory and Models for Accidents and Safety ......................103
Atsuo Murata
Section II Collecting and Analyzing Data
7. The Sixty Percent Mission: An Introduction to High-Risk Ethnography
Process and Protocol in Support of the US Army’s Civil Affairs
Humanitarian Mission ......................................................................................................115
Tracy Saint Benoit, Clarissa Graffeo, Mark A. Carter, and Col. Richard Swisher (Ret)
8. Challenges in Connecting with the Disconnected: An Introduction
to Connecting with Communities Disconnected from the Rest of the World .......135
Christina S. Kang
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