From the mind to the feet
Subtitle: assessing the perception-to-intent-to-action dynamic
By: [edited by] Strategic Multilayer Assessment editorial board, Lawrence A. Kuznar, Allison Astorino-Courtois, Sarah Canna ; [authors, Kathleen L. Kiernan ... et al.].
Contributors: United States. Strategic Command (2002- ); Air University (U.S.)
Publisher: Air University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Maxwell AFB, AL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 169
ISBN-13: 9781585662128
Subjects: Intention; Military art and science; Military Psychology; Situational awareness; Decision making; Strategy
Other titles: Assessing the perception-to-intent-to-action dynamic
Description: "An interagency, multidisciplinary collection of 12 essays addressing operational and academic perspectives on the elusive concept of an adversary's "intent" -- its indicators and relation to behavior. It is primarily intended for the operational and policy community in the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the Department of Homeland Security, and other US government agencies"--Foreword (p. v.).
Notes: At head of title: Air University.

"February 2011."

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1.; title: Operational perspective : basic issues in gauging intent.; title: From shoe leather to satellites : shifting the conceptual lens  -- Kathleen L. Kiernan and Daniel J. Mabrey; title: Betting responsibly : an effects-based thinker's framework for characterizing intent  -- Harry A. Foster; title: Gauging the intent of nation-states and nonstate actors : an operator's perspective  -- Gary Schaub, Jr.; title: From observation to action : redefining winning and sovereignty for the information age  -- John W. Bodnar; title: Pt. 2.; title: Academic perspectives : theory and research in gauging intent.; title: Anthropological reflections on motive and intent and the strategic multilayer assessment typology  -- Lawrence A. Kuznar; title: Psychology : policy makers and their interpretations matter  -- Margaret G. Hermann; title: Intent from an international politics perspective : decision makers, intelligence communities, and assessment of the adversary's intentions  -- Keren Yarhi-Milo; title: Social cognitive neuroscience : the neuroscience of intent  -- Sabrina J. Pagano; title: Neuropsychological and brain-imaging techniques  -- Abigail J.C. Chapman; title: Desperate measures : different types of violence, motivations, and impact on stability  -- Thomas Rieger; title: Communications : framing effects and political behavior  -- Toby Bolsen; title: Decision science : a subjective decision modeling approach for identifying intent -- Elisa Jayne Bienenstock and Allison Astorino-Courtois.