Communication System Cues to Benefit Distributed Action Teams

Communication System Cues (CSCs) were used to provide information to distributed action teams regarding the integrity of the communication system they relied upon for task work. The impact of CSCs on team performance and stress was evaluated both qualitatively and quantitatively. Fifty-nine dyadic teams of undergraduates performed three 10-min trials of a simulated firefighting task. Team members in separate sound-isolated rooms depended on...