Sammendrag
The rapid technical progress in cyber threats
and cyber security poses increased cognitive demands on
cyber officers. The macrocognitive demand characteristics
placed on the cyber officers exceed those in most common
military contexts and are new in nature. Research on
decision-making competence within the cyber domain
is needed to identify strategies and give a better understanding
of how these strategies can have consequences
depending on task characteristics. Belief in one’s capabilities
to handle a certain task has been shown to be a key
factor for cognitive performance. This study investigated
how high self-efficacy negatively moderated intuitive
decision-making tendencies on performance when facing
a problem that required counterintuitive strategies.
Twenty-seven cyber officer cadets from the Norwegian
Defence Cyber Academy participated in an experiment
assessing self-efficacy, interoceptive sensitivity,
and decision-making. Participants with high situational
self-efficacy generally performed better, but this relationship
was moderated by interoceptive sensitivity.
The findings suggest potential detrimental effects of
intuitive decision-making tendencies in combination with
high self-efficacy. Implications for training and feedback
structures in cyber defense are discussed.
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