Judgments Under Stress [Hardcover]

Judgments Under Stresspresents a new and exciting approach to understanding the effects of stressful conditions on judgment and decision making -- a topic so important it was addressed in a Congressional Hearing in 1988. Consisting mainly of two parts, the book synthesizes a vast body of cognitive psychology research into an innovative theoretical framework. Part I provides the reader with background in regards to judgment under stress while Part II discusses a new approach to studying it. Author Kenneth Hammond extends his examination from the effects of stress on professional judgments to its effects on moral and political judgments, working out a conceptual framework wholly within a psychological context. The book also includes discussions on sleep deprivation, fatigue, noise, heat, shock, and time pressure. In addition to laboratory experiments, Hammond looks at real life historical events such as Iran Flight 655 and the Cuban Missile Crisis.Judgments Under Stressprovides a shrewd analysis of the effects of stress on human rationale, making it ideal for professional psychologists as well as for those interested in political science and social policy.

I. Where We Stand
1. What Do We Know about Judgment under Stress?
2. The Obscure Link between Emotion and Reason
3. Two Metatheories that Control Theory and Research in Judgment and Decision Making
4. Correspondence Theories and Their Implications for Judgment under Stress
5. Coherence Theories and Their Implications for Judgment under Stress
II. New Directions
6. A Theory of Stress
7. The Cognitive Continuum Theory of Judgment
8. Predictions of Cognition-Task Interaction under Destabilization
9. Moral Judgments under Stress
10. Conclusion
11. Appendix: Literature Review
References
Index

Kenneth R. Hammond is Professor Emeritus of Psychology and former Director of the Center for Research on Judgment and Policyl³$