ABSTRACT
This chapter addresses a model of group cognition for collaboration drawn from the literature on individual cognition. The human cognitive system has acute information processing limitations; these limitations can directly impact task performance. Multiple resource theory proposes that there are separate and finite reservoirs of cognitive resource, each available for different purposes. Implicit training should result in the participants developing chunks that differ somewhat in their composition. Explicit training in chunk representations of the patterns was also associated with higher performance. At least for a short-term memorization task, the explicit training method appears to have an advantage over implicit pattern training. Klein G. original model of individual Recognition Primed Decision-Making contends that response selection is contingent on situation assessment and pattern recognition. In a team environment where individuals have to collaborate to achieve high performance, the communication of individual situation assessment is crucial.
