Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2007
City
Dayton
Abstract
This study investigated airmen’s susceptibility to unrealistic optimism biases based on the position of control in an F-16 cockpit. Forty-seven airmen completed a questionnaire measuring their “I am above average effect” in regard to their flight ability and judgment, “below average effect” regarding their risk-taking tendencies, and unrealistic optimism about the likelihood that they would be involved in an aerial accident. The results support our main hypotheses: airmen demonstrated biased perceptions on these scales. With regard to their flight ability, pilots were more susceptible to bias than navigators. Contrary to our prediction, we did not find similar results regarding invulnerability. We discuss these results in light of controllability literature.
Repository Citation
Shalvi, S.,
Holland, R.,
Wolff, D.,
Biton, Z.,
Harel, N.,
Harpaz, O.,
Dishi, M.,
& Ritov, I.
(2007). Controllability and Perceptual Biases of Risks and Abilities: the Case of an F-16 Cockpit. 2007 International Symposium on Aviation Psychology, 638-643.
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