Author(s):
Nick Tübben, Anne-Marie Steingräber, Niels Brinkmann, Felix Finkeldey, Slava Migutin, Philipp York Herzberg, Clemens Lorei, Niels Hanssen & Robert-Jacek Gorzka

Institution:
Helmut-Schmidt-Universität der Bundeswehr,
Kommando Feldjäger der Bundeswehr,
Hessische Hochschule für Polizei und Verwaltung,
Kommando Streitkräftebasis

Title:
Contributions to operational psychology – target search techniques and dealing with misses in professional firearms use

Abstract:
In both professional (e.g., police, military, guard services) and sporting contexts, performance in firearm use is associated with a variety of psychological mechanisms. In a qualitative study, aspects of visual target search and the handling of missed shots were exploratively examined in more detail. The results of the study suggest four possible group of spe­cific target search techniques. Furthermore, a hypothetical model for dealing with missed shots was created

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