Decision Making
Current Projects
Surgeons' decision-making in the intra-operative environment
Project leads: Prof Rhona Flin and Dr Lucy Mitchell. E-mail: l.mitchell - Tel: 01224-272668
Funded by the Scottish Funding Council (2008-2011), this project investigates decision-making and surgical performance. Most surgical decision making research has concerned pre-operative decisions and in contrast, there has been very little research on what happens during operations. Using techniques developed by aviation researchers, This project will investigate how surgeons make decisions during the intra-operative phase.
Completed Projects
Decison making by police firearms officers
Dr Lucy Mitchell, email: l.mitchell@abdn.ac.uk
This project examined the decision making skills of police firearms officers in relation to shooting a suspect in a simulated environment..
Investigation of decision making in drilling and completion community
Dr Margaret Crichton and Prof Rhona Flin, School of Psychology, email: r.flin@abdn.ac.uk - Tel: 01224-272341
The aim of this project, funded by BP was an investigation into decision making and associated non-technical skills, which influence teamwork in Drilling and Completion teams. In particular, decision making during the management of surprises was examined, related to the effects of demands and pressures on individual and team functioning.
Crisis and senior incident management in policing: Does personality matter?
Majeed Khader, Psychologist, Police Psychological Unit, Police Headquarters, Singapore Police Force,S168996, email: Khader_MAJEED@spf.gov.sg - Tel: (00)65-4374553 - Fax: (00)65-5366862
There is a considerable lack of scientific research concerning the evaluation of 'crisis' and 'crisis management' in police contexts and on whether personality plays a role. This issue was found to have interesting implications for the selection and development of police officers as incident managers and incident management.
Tel: +44 (0)1224 273210
Email: w.booth@abdn.ac.uk