Handbook of Distributed Team Cognition: Three-Volume Set

771 Pages·2020·57.358 MB·English

by  Michael McNeese, Eduardo Salas, Mica R. Endsley

Foundations and
Theoretical Perspectives of
Distributed Team Cognition

Foundations and
Theoretical Perspectives of
Distributed Team Cognition
Edited by Michael D. McNeese, Eduardo Salas,
and Mica R. Endsley
First edition published 2021
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Names: McNeese, Michael, 1954– editor. | Salas, Eduardo, editor. | Endsley, Mica R., editor.
Title: Foundations and theoretical perspectives of distributed team cognition / edited
by Michael McNeese, Eduardo Salas, and Mica R. Endsley.
Description: First edition. | Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2020. | Includes bibliographical
references and index.
Identifers: LCCN 2020013282 (print) | LCCN 2020013283 (ebook) | ISBN 9781138625549
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Subjects: LCSH: Distributed cognition. | Teams in the workplace—Psychological aspects.
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Dedication
Just over four years ago I was sitting in an uncomfortable
chair listening to the infusion pump load chemicals into
Judy (my wife) to combat ovarian cancer. It was hard to
concentrate on the ideas I was putting together and my
mind wandered incessantly. I was on sabbatical for the fall
semester from Penn State. Little did I know that I would be
sitting in Mount Nittany Medical Center taking care of Judy
as she went through chemotherapy. Fortunately, I was able
to devote time as a caregiver simultaneous with focusing
on academic goals set for myself while on sabbatical. One
of those goals was to create an interdisciplinary handbook
that would examine a spectrum of contemporary topics
within the cross sections of distributed cognition and team
cognition as they applied within given contexts of use. The
result of that seed concept is this Handbook of Distributed
Team Cognition. I would like to dedicate this handbook
to Judy for the strength, courage, character, and positive
outlook she showed during her time of confronting cancer
and fghting to get healthy. By the grace of God, she is
now cancer-free and healthy again. We just had our 40th
anniversary of marriage this May of 2020—we celebrate
our mutual love and continued commitment to support
each other in every way possible. We look at life as an
adventure that may present unexpected yet benefcial
experiences that make us better humans. I love you.
Michael D. McNeese

Contents
Preface.......................................................................................................................ix
Editors .......................................................................................................................xi
Contributors ........................................................................................................... xiii
Primer (Introduction) ...............................................................................................xv
Chapter 1 Distributed Team Cognition: Integration, Evolution,
and Insight ............................................................................................1
Michael D. McNeese
Chapter 2 Refections on Team Simulations—Part I: Historical
Precedence .........................................................................................27
Michael D. McNeese, Nathaniel J. McNeese, Lisa A. Delise,
Joan R. Rentsch, and Clifford E. Brown
Chapter 3 Refections on Team Simulations—Part II: Contemporary
Progressions .......................................................................................49
Michael D. McNeese, Nathaniel J. McNeese, Lisa A. Delise,
Joan R. Rentsch, and Clifford E. Brown
Chapter 4 Distributed Cognition in Teams Is Infuenced by Type
of Task and Nature of Member Interactions....................................... 91
R. Scott Tindale, Jeremy R. Winget, and Verlin B. Hinsz
Chapter 5 Bees Do It: Distributed Cognition and Psychophysical Laws .......... 115
S. Orestis Palermos
Chapter 6 Collaborative Action (CoAct) Theory: Socially
Constructing Shared Knowledge through Mutual
Attunement of Shared Affordances.................................................. 133
John Teofl Paul Nosek
Chapter 7 Mismatches between Perceiving and Actually Sharing
Temporal Mental Models: Implications for Distributed Teams .......159
Jacqueline Marhefka, Susan Mohammed,
Katherine Hamilton, Rachel Tesler, Vincent Mancuso,
and Michael D. McNeese
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viii Contents
Chapter 8 Expertise and Distributed Team Cognition: A Critical
Review and Research Agenda .......................................................... 185
James A. Reep
Chapter 9 Lenses of Diversity in Distributed Teams ........................................209
T. C. Endsley, G. A. Macht, D. Engome Tchupo,
C. Hammett, and J. R. S. Brownson 
Index ......................................................................................................................227