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<p>This project explores identity modeling as an observable and quantifiable indicator of the rational foundations of  apparently inconsistent behavior. A model of rational choice is presented in which behavior is the product of (a)  feasible alternatives, (b) available information (c) ethical identity, and (d) social setting - all of which are subject  to change as the given situation is played out. This model is developed and then applied in two cases. The first is  the movie Under Suspicion, tracing the decisions of Henry Hearst, the prime suspect in a murder case. The second  is the account of the Tiger Platoon, a special operations unit during the Vietnam War - documented in the book  Tiger Force. The model has good explanatory power for understanding apparently inconsistent and irrational  behavior. To this end, rational choice models are useful in understanding human behavior, especially in stressful  environments such as police interrogations and combat. This study is a contribution to a research agenda that aims  first to understand criminal behavior in wartime, and ultimately to identify means to prevent it.
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<br>Subjects: Human behavior.; Decision Theory; Behavioral Economics; Game Theory; War Crimes; Wartime Atrocities; Identity Modeling; Ethics Modeling; Rational Choice; Rational Actor; Apparently Inconsistent Behavior; Apparently Irrational Behavior; Human Behavior; Vietnam</div>
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Stitt, Orrin G.</div>
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