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Perception during use of force and the likelihood of firing upon an unarmed person
Biggs, Adam T. Hamilton, Joseph A. Jensen, Andrew E. Huffman, Greg H. Suss, Joel Dunn, Timothy L. Sherwood, Sarah Hirsch, Dale A Rhoton, Jayson Kelly, Karen R.
Biggs, Adam T.
Hamilton, Joseph A.
Jensen, Andrew E.
Huffman, Greg H.
Suss, Joel
Dunn, Timothy L.
Sherwood, Sarah
Hirsch, Dale A
Rhoton, Jayson
Kelly, Karen R.
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2021-06-25
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Predictive markers,Stress and resilience
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Biggs, A. T., Hamilton, J. A., Jensen, A. E., Huffman, G. H., Suss, J., Dunn, T. L., . . . Markwald, R. R. (2021). Perception during use of force and the likelihood of firing upon an unarmed person. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 13313. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-90918-9
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Stress can impact perception, especially during use-of-force. Research efforts can thus advance both theory and practice by examining how perception during use-of-force might drive behavior. The current study explored the relationship between perceptual judgments and performance during novel close-combat training. Analyses included perceptual judgments from close-combat assessments conducted pre-training and post-training that required realistic use-of-force decisions in addition to an artificially construed stress-inoculation event used as a training exercise. Participants demonstrated significant reductions in situational awareness while under direct fire, which correlated to increased physiological stress. The initial likelihood of firing upon an unarmed person predicted the perceptual shortcomings of later stress-inoculation training. Subsequently, likelihood of firing upon an unarmed person was reduced following the stress-inoculation training. These preliminary findings have several implications for low or zero-cost solutions that might help trainers identify individuals who are underprepared for field responsibilities.
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Scientific Reports;Vol. 11, Iss. 1
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