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From the position of systemic-structural activity theory, this paper presents a critique of prospect theory as a descriptive model of decision-making under risk and uncertainty and develops an alternative model, which is called the significance model. This model is psychologically determined and reflects the emotionally evaluative mechanism of goal-directed decision making where attractiveness of the goal and the uncertainty (subjective difficulties) of attaining it should be taken into consideration. Based on the suggested significance model, a mobile decision making software application – Express Decision, was constructed. The paper illustrates how Express Decision can be implemented in the analysis of a pilot’s decisions within the context of an aviation accident.
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Yemelyanov, A. (2018). The Model of the Factor of Significance of Goal-Directed Decision Making. In: Baldwin, C. (eds) Advances in Neuroergonomics and Cognitive Engineering. AHFE 2017. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 586. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60642-2_30
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