MOD TEST Flashcards

1
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7 phases of MISO

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  1. Planning
  2. TAA
  3. Series development
  4. Product development & design
  5. Approval
  6. Product distribution & dissemination
  7. Evaluation
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When does the PSYOP planning process begin?

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Planner integrates with the supporting CMDR objectives

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Goal of PSYOP planning?

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Create an environment that integrates PSYOP into CMDR’s objective

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4
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Highest level in a PSYOP organization?

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MISTF

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What does MISTF do?

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Central coordination point for all PSYOP activities

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6
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Who provides in depth analysis of cultural, social, political

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Cultural Intelligence Element (CIE)

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What occurs in phase 1?

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POs, SPOs, PTAs, IAC

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8
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What does a PSYOP program encompass?

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All personnel identified to support commander’s objectives

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9
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What does a PSYOP series include?

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All products and actions targeted at 1 TA to achieve 1 SPO

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10
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Who approves POs and TA?

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SECDEF, POTUS

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11
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Where are pre-approved PSYOP programs found?

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CJCSI 3110.05F

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12
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The SECDEF delegates PSYOP product approval to whom?

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  • GCC-geographic combatant commander

- Can delegate further down to JTF, lowest flag officer

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13
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Who approves PSYOP products with political themes?

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USD (P)

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What is PO?

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General statement of measurable response that reflects the desirable behavior of a foreign TA

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15
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How is a PO written?

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Verb-Object

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16
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What are SPOs?

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Specific behavioral responses desired from the TA

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17
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How is a SPO written

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Subject-Verb-Object

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18
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What is a PTAL?

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Potential target audience list;

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19
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What is the assessment criteria?

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Written as questions that when answered describe trends in behavior change.

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20
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Target Audience Analysis

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Group or individuals to determine how best to influence their behaviors to accomplish U.S policy

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21
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5 questions does TAA seek to answer?

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  1. What TAs will be most effective
  2. What are reasons for TAs current behavior
  3. What is the best means of communication to reach TA
  4. How can TA be influenced to achieve DB
  5. What are the criteria to access behavior change
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22
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8 steps of TAAM?

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  1. Identify and refine TA
  2. Identify effectiveness
  3. Identify conditions
  4. Identify vulnerabilities
  5. Identify susceptibility
  6. Identify accessibility
  7. Recommend arguments and PSYACTS
  8. RAC
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23
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TA categories?

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Primary (doers) / secondary (influencers)

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24
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Four types of TA’s

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  1. Organizations
  2. Demographics
  3. Leaders
  4. Key communicators
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25
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3 questions are used to identify and refine TAs?

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  1. What TA’s are engaging in SPO
  2. What TA’s are influencing behavior of the primary actors
  3. Subcategories among primary/secondary actors
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26
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What is the effectiveness of a TA?

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Ability of TA to accomplish the desired behavior change

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Desired Behavior

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Specific action TA must take to accomplish the SPO

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28
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3 questions determine effectiveness?

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  1. Power
  2. Control
  3. Authority
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29
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How do you rate effectiveness?

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Scale of 1(worst) to 5(best)

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30
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How do PSYOP soldiers determine why a TA is behaving?

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Cause and effect analysis

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31
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3 components of Cause & Effect Analysis

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  1. Behaviors
  2. Cause
  3. Effect
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32
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What is the behavior?

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An overt action exhibited by an individual or group

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33
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What are the causes?

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Conditions that lead to the TA’s current behavior

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34
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2 types of conditions?

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  1. Internal

2. External

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35
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2 types of external conditions?

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  1. Events

2. Situations

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36
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3 types of internal conditions

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  1. Attitudes
  2. Values
  3. Beliefs
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37
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Effects?

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Consequences that result from TA’s behavior

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38
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3 types of consequences?

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  1. Negative
  2. Positive
  3. Secondary
39
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5 categories of positive consequences?

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  1. Affiliation
  2. Justice/ revenge
  3. Access to tangible
  4. Power/control
  5. Escape/ avoidance
40
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Characteristics, Motives, Condition

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Vulnerabilities

41
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4 categories of vulnerabilities?

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  1. Symbols
  2. Demographics
  3. Psychographic
  4. Motives
42
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Motives?

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Needs and wants of the TA

43
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Psychographics?

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Identifiable psychological characteristics of a ta that invoke an emotional response

44
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Symbols?

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  • Support argument
  • Recognizable
  • Have meaning to TA
45
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The likelihood a TA is open to persuasion

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Susceptibility

46
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3 tasks for susceptibility?

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  1. Assess
  2. Rate
  3. Make a recommendation
47
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3 questions answered when psyop assesses the susceptibility of a TA?

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  1. Perceived risks
  2. Rewards
  3. Beliefs
48
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How is susceptibility rated

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Scale of 1-5

49
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Term for availability of an audience for

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Accessibility

50
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4 tasks listed in the TAAW for accessibility

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  1. Medium
  2. Format
  3. Adv/disadv
  4. Rating
51
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Four components of PSYOP argument

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  1. Main
  2. Support
  3. Appeals
  4. Techniques
52
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What are operations planned in support of miso but performed by other agents of action?

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PSYACTS

53
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Examples of PSYACTS

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Raids
CA projects
Shows of force
Demonstrations
Meetings with civil leaders
Civil actions programs (med/vet/caps)
54
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What does RAC do?

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Specific measurable and observable regarding TA’s desired behavior

55
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5 tasks included in PSYOP series development

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  1. SCW
  2. SDW
  3. SEM
  4. MTM
  5. ISRB
56
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5 tasks of the SCW?

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  1. Numbering
  2. Media format
  3. Amount
  4. Staging
  5. Arguments
57
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SDW, Series Development Worksheet

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Synchronizes the dissemination of products within a series

58
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Six criterias for product dissemination

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  1. Duration
  2. Timing
  3. Location
  4. Placement
  5. Frequency
  6. Quantity
59
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SDW source document for?

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SEM

60
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SEM, Series Execution Matrix?

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Graphically depicts the SDW

61
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Document that lists all transmissions in a series?

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MTM, Message Transmission Matrix

62
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Purpose of ISRB?

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Evaluate a series for potential conflicts and availability of resources for a series

63
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Product Development

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Conceptualization into prototype

64
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Product Design?

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Process of taking a concept and turning it into a prototype

65
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What information is included on a PAW?

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Lines 1-11

  1. Product/Action number
  2. PO
  3. SPO
  4. Products
  5. TA
  6. Arguments & Symbols
  7. Media description
  8. Prototypes
  9. Product/Action concept
  10. Pre-test guidance
  11. Post-test guidance
66
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2 questions for pretesting?

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  1. Understanding the message

2. Acceptance of PSYOP argument

67
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3 questions for post-testing?

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  1. Exposure
  2. Understanding
  3. Compliance
68
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5 pre-approved PSYOP programs

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  1. Maritime interdiction
  2. Introductions of forces
  3. Personnel recovery
  4. Noncombatant evacuations
  5. Humanitarian assistance
69
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Documents that go into a PSYOP approval packet

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  1. SEM
  2. PAW index
  3. TAW
  4. SCW
  5. SDW
  6. MTM
70
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Information included in the Executive summary?

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  1. PO
  2. SPO
  3. TA
  4. DP
  5. Stages
  6. Media used
  7. Unit involved
71
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Production?

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Prototypes into actual PSYOP product

72
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Organic vs. Nonorganic?

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Inhouse vs. Outsourced

73
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Distribution?

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Movement of products from production location to actual disseminators

74
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Dissemination?

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Actual delivery of PSYOP message to the TA

75
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Aerial dissemination?

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Hard to reach area

Denied access

76
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4 components of miso evaluation?

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  1. Impact indicators
  2. Assessment criteria
  3. Spontaneous events
  4. Posttesting results
77
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What tool is used to evaluate TA’s behavior in relation to the SPO?

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MISO assessment matrix

78
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Sample groups for testing and evaluations?

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  1. Simple
  2. Clustered
  3. Stratified
  4. Accidental
  5. Quota
79
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Test groups for testing and evaluating

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  1. Experts
  2. Representatives
  3. TA
80
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Desired Behavior

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  • Specific action TA must take to accomplish a SPO
81
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COG, Center of Gravity

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  • Used to evaluate a threat

- Source of power

82
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PMESI-PT

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  1. Political
  2. Military
  3. Economic
  4. Social
  5. Info
  6. Infrastructure
  7. Physical
  8. Environment
  9. Time
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Key communicators

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  • Individuals deemed credible by members of TA
84
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Leaders

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  • Individuals or small groups who’s power over others is known
85
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Demographics

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  • Collection of people who share the same characteristics
86
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Organization

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  • Group that shares a common interest that PSYOP can exploit
87
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Final step in Mission Analysis

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WARNO

88
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Key to influencing behavior

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  • Identify vulnerabilities
89
Q

Consequences are primarily governed by what two laws of principles of behavior?

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  1. Law of effect

2. Power of immediate gratification

90
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4 types of restrictions

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  1. Physical/Environmental
  2. Political
  3. Economic
  4. Legal
  5. Sociological
  6. Psychological
91
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COA development, step 3 of MDMP

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  • To determine one more ways to accomplish a mission
92
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4 ways to analyze a threat’s COG

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  1. CC’s
  2. Threat CC’s
  3. CR’s
  4. CV’s
93
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IPB

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  • Intelligence preparation of the battlefield

- Continuous process of analyzing the threat