Team cognition in experienced command-and-control teams.
Team cognition in experienced command-and-control teams is examined in an UAV (Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle) simulation. Five 3-person teams with experience working together in a command-and-control setting were compared to 10 inexperienced teams. Each team participated in five 40-min missions of a simulation in which interdependent team members control a UAV to take reconnaissance photos. Experienced teams exceeded performance of inexperienced teams, suggesting transfer of previous command-and-control experience. Compared to inexperienced teams, experienced teams had fewer errors on process-related training knowledge, superior team process ratings, and communications containing fewer coordination-related utterances. These findings support the view that team cognition emerges through the interactions of team members, that interactions distinguish high-performing teams from average teams, and that these interactions transfer across different tasks.
Cooke
Nancy J
NJ
Applied Psychology, Arizona State University Polytechnic Campus, Mesa, AZ 85212, USA. ncooke@asu.edu
Gorman
Jamie C
JC
Duran
Jasmine L
JL
Taylor
Amanda R
AR
D000328:Adult; D003071:Cognition; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D011361:Professional Competence; D018910:Video Games