C-SORT Computerized-Special Operations Resiliency Cognitive Flexibility and Decision-Making 3

Question 1

In dual-task paradigms used on the C-SORT, performance on a secondary task degrades primarily because:

Accepted Answer

Both tasks compete for limited attentional resources

Answer

Dual-task costs arise from shared attentional resource pools; when two tasks demand the same cognitive resources simultaneously, both suffer.

Question 2

An operator must decide whether to engage a target in a complex urban environment with limited time. According to the OODA loop, which phase is MOST time-critical in determining decision speed?

Accepted Answer

Orient

Answer

Boyd's OODA loop theory holds that the Orient phase — where experience, culture, and mental models filter raw observations — is the pivotal bottleneck in the decision cycle.

Question 3

Which of the following BEST describes 'adaptive decision-making' in a special operations context?

Accepted Answer

Continuously updating a course of action as new information invalidates prior assumptions

Answer

Adaptive decision-making requires real-time updating of mental models and willingness to abandon a plan when feedback signals it is no longer valid.

Question 4

A C-SORT scenario presents a digit-classification task where the rule switches between 'respond to odd numbers' and 'respond to numbers greater than 5.' A number like '7' is a repeat-switch conflict item because:

Accepted Answer

It satisfies one rule but not the other, creating response competition

Answer

Conflict items (those valid under one rule but not the other) create response interference, specifically probing inhibitory control and flexibility under ambiguity.

Question 5

A team leader notices that a team member is locked into a course of action even after three consecutive negative outcomes. This behavioral pattern is known as:

Accepted Answer

Escalation of commitment

Answer

Escalation of commitment describes continued investment in a failing strategy, often driven by sunk-cost reasoning and the reluctance to admit a plan is not working.

(C-SORT) Computerized-Special Operations Resiliency Test Practice Test

(C-SORT) Computerized-Special Operations Resiliency Test Practice Test

C-SORT Computerized-Special Operations Resiliency Cognitive Flexibility and Decision-Making 3