Abstract
Previous research into the incorporation of configural justification displays in an unreliable automated command and control environment has shown that they significantly improve operator decision time based upon system recommendations for courses of action. The objective of this research was to determine if different styles of configural displays would affect this decision time. Results from experimentation with Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) soldiers shows that the type of justification aid does not affect decision time or accuracy of decisions. Rather, soldiers monitoring these displays may have relied on color rather than spatial plots when periodically asked by the computer to authorize recommendations for courses of action.
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