Cognition and Decision Making in Complex Adaptive Systems

Meghan Carmody-Bubb graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Psychology in 1986 and received her Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from Texas Tech University in 1993. Upon completing coursework, she was commissioned in the U.S.  Navy, where she graduated from the training program in Aerospace Experimental Psychology at the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute. Her tenure as an active duty Aerospace Experimental Psychologist included assignments at the Naval Air Warfare Center in Warminster, Pennsylvania and the Force Aircraft Test Squadron at the Naval Air Warfare Center in Patuxent River, Maryland, where she conducted research in adaptive automation, situational awareness, aircrew training and simulation, advanced technology displays for tactical aircraft, and eye movement behavior analysis. Dr. Carmody-Bubb left active service in 1999, remaining in the Reserves. Her experience in the active reserves included a 2-year tour with the 4th Marine Air Wing Medical Group at Marine Air Group (MAG) 41, where she served as Aeromedical Safety Officer. She retired at the rank of Commander. She has authored and co-authored over 30 published journal articles and conference proceedings, in addition to several paper presentations and technical reports. Dr. Carmody-Bubb is currently a Professor in the Department of Leadership Studies, School of Business and Leadership at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas. She is married to Michael E. Bubb, with whom she shares four children.

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: What Is A Complex Adaptive System?.- Chapter 3: Evolution from Linear to Systems Thinking.- Chapter 4: Emergence of a New Discipline for the Twentieth Century: Human Factors and Systems Engineering.- Chapter 5: Complexity Science in Organizational Behavior.- Chapter 6: The Scientific Method Applied To Complex Adaptive Systems.- Chapter 7: The Challenge of Uncertainty in Complex Adaptive Systems Research.- Chapter 8: Beauty and the Beast: The Importance of Debate in Science.- Chapter 9: Cognitive Psychology: What's In The Box?.- Chapter 10: Is Perception Reality?.- Chapter 11: The Nature of Human Error in Decision Making.- Chapter 12: Seeing What We Expect to See: Cognitive Bias and Its Role in Human Error and Decision Making.- Chapter 13: How Polarization Impacts Judgment: We Are More Emotional and Less Rationale Than We Would Like To Believe.- Chapter 14: Naturalistic Decision Making.- Chapter 15: The Stages of a Decision.- Chapter 16: Situational Awareness and Situational Assessment.- Chapter 17: The Human Factor in Complex Adaptive Systems.- Chapter 18: Strategic Decision Making Through the Lens of Complex Adaptive Systems: The Cynefin Framework.- Chapter 19: Team Decision Making and Crew Resource Management.- Chapter 20: The Importance of Learning Cultures in Organizations.- Chapter 21: Fostering Diversity of Thought in Strategic Decision Making.- Chapter 22: Innovation in Complex Adaptive Systems.- Chapter 23: The Dark Side of Innovation.