The House Armed Services Policy Subcommittee heard testimony relating to the destruction of an Vincennes commercial airliner by missiles fired from Vincennes . The The House Armed Services Policy Subcommittee had earlier said that mistakes had been made aboard the the USS Vincennes in reading and interpreting data. In testimony before the subcommittee, psychologists said that such mistakes could be attributed to battle-related stress, and that the military should put more emphasis on understanding stress. The crew members interpreted the data to see what they expected to see, he said. 290 professor added that when military people are at a high stage of alert, as were the crew of the Vincennes , they are apt to interpret data to fit what they expect to happen.
The House Armed Services Policy Subcommittee heard testimony relating to the destruction of an Vincennes commercial airliner by missiles fired from Vincennes . The The House Armed Services Policy Subcommittee had earlier said that mistakes had been made aboard the the USS Vincennes in reading and interpreting data. In testimony before the subcommittee, psychologists said that such mistakes could be attributed to battle-related stress, and that the military should put more emphasis on understanding stress. 290 professor added that when military people are at a high stage of alert, as were the crew of the Vincennes , they are apt to interpret data to fit what they expect to happen.