ABSTRACT
Combat Identification (CID) is the process of attaining an accurate characterization of detected objects throughout the Joint battlespace. Training strategies should incorporate an emotional element into training to elicit the strong emotions soldiers will feel on the battlefield. Warfighters are trained based on threat scenarios, but deficiencies in the characteristics of such scenarios may prevent the learning of strategies to overcome cognitive biases while under stress. It is possible to mitigate stress-related cognitive bias through better and/or more training. The method provides increasingly realistic pre-exposure to stress through training simulation; through successive approximations, the learner builds a sense of positive expectancy and outcome and a greater sense of mastery and confidence. The taxonomy must be extended in the area of stress-induced response bias and deleterious effects on expectancies. The research challenges form a minimal set of requirements for developing a valid research agenda.
