Inferring cognition from action: Does martyrdom imply its motive?. Issue 4 (27th August 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Weiss, David J.; Weiss, Jie
• Is Part Of: Behavioral and brain sciences. Volume 37:Issue 4(2014)
• Page Start: 380
• Page End: 380
• Publication Date: 2014-08-27
• Subjects: Psychophysiology -- Periodicals; Psychology -- Periodicals; Human behavior -- Periodicals; Animal behavior -- Periodicals; Brain -- Periodicals; 616.89142
• DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X13003518
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0140-525X

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="normal"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Drawing inferences about the decision utilities of suicide terrorists from their final action is tempting, but hazardous. Direct elicitation of those utilities would be more informative, but is infeasible. Substituting examination of archival materials for elicitation makes the assumption that leaders and bombers have similar utilities. Insight regarding the beliefs of terrorist leaders might be available from observations of recruitment strategies.</p> </abstract>