Expertise Out of Context: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Naturalistic Decision Making

by Robert R. Hoffman

Book Overview

Researchers have revealed that real expertise, while applied to well-defined tasks with highly circumscribed contexts, often stretches beyond its routine boundaries. For example, a medical doctor may be called upon to diagnose a rare disease or perform emergency surgery outside his or her area of specialization because other experts are not available. Moreover, in some cases, the context for expertise is in a constant state of flux, such that no...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805855092
• ISBN13: 9780805855098
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 536 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.4" x 9.1"