1. Cognitive Biases - A error in thinking. One that we may bot even realize is happening as our brain takes a shortcut to solving a problem.
2. Biases in Evaluation of Evidence - Relying on memories of something that is much more memorable that engaged your brain and applying as truth, rather than statistical data that may be difficult to interpret but correct.
3. Biases in Perception of Cause and Effect - Our brain taking a shortcut in finding factual causes for problems that are difficult to understand and the cause may actually be truly a accident or phenomenon.
4. Biases in Estimation Probabilities - Making rough judgments based on simplified rules that relieve the brain from having to problem solve. See "availability" and "anchoring" below.
5. Availability Rule - Applying available memories that are easily accessible to come up with a decision within a Bias in Estimating Probabilities.
6. Anchoring Effect - Formulating a answer based around the starting point of information or the "anchor" point.
7. Hindsight Biases - Thinking that a problem or event is more predictable than it actually is with little information or evidence to support it.
8. Ethnocentrism - The feeling that your cultural and religious beliefs are correct over others that may not match up with yours.
9. Consumer - In terms of intelligence, the consumer is usually a policy maker or the individual who the analysts is delivering the intelligence to.
10. Low Context Culture - Cultures that use harsh negotiation techniques, aren't interested in making friends, and are focused on the issue at hand.
11. High Context Cultures - Cultures who value establishing relationships and engaging in personal face to face, respectful negotiations.
12. Sub-Cultures - A cultural group which might have slightly different views within a larger culture.
13. Cultural Tools - Using a understanding of a adversary or friendlies culture to gain an advantage.
14. The Arab Mind - A controversial book by Raphael Patai which labels and generalizes all Middle Eastern people in mostly negative ways.
15. Qualitative Military Edge (QME) - Having the strategic and military advantage over potential adversaries.
16. Understanding - Learning everything about another culture, what drives them, and how to communicate effectively to gain the advantage in intelligence collection and in the field.
17. Intelligence Analysis - Taking information about the enemy that has been collected and using it to answer the initial questions brought by the policy maker or consumer.
18. Executive Branch - The highest power in American government and is vested in the President of the United States.
19. U.S. Intelligence Community - A collection of sixteen different agencies who work together to conduct intelligence related activities.
20. "The Wall" - The theoretical barrier between different IC agencies and the departments within them that was built up in a effort to increase oversight.
21. Patriot Act - A controversial Act signed by President Bush in 2001 to take down "the wall" between intelligence agencies and made the collection of information in relation to terror investigations much easier.
2. Biases in Evaluation of Evidence - Relying on memories of something that is much more memorable that engaged your brain and applying as truth, rather than statistical data that may be difficult to interpret but correct.
3. Biases in Perception of Cause and Effect - Our brain taking a shortcut in finding factual causes for problems that are difficult to understand and the cause may actually be truly a accident or phenomenon.
4. Biases in Estimation Probabilities - Making rough judgments based on simplified rules that relieve the brain from having to problem solve. See "availability" and "anchoring" below.
5. Availability Rule - Applying available memories that are easily accessible to come up with a decision within a Bias in Estimating Probabilities.
6. Anchoring Effect - Formulating a answer based around the starting point of information or the "anchor" point.
7. Hindsight Biases - Thinking that a problem or event is more predictable than it actually is with little information or evidence to support it.
8. Ethnocentrism - The feeling that your cultural and religious beliefs are correct over others that may not match up with yours.
9. Consumer - In terms of intelligence, the consumer is usually a policy maker or the individual who the analysts is delivering the intelligence to.
10. Low Context Culture - Cultures that use harsh negotiation techniques, aren't interested in making friends, and are focused on the issue at hand.
11. High Context Cultures - Cultures who value establishing relationships and engaging in personal face to face, respectful negotiations.
12. Sub-Cultures - A cultural group which might have slightly different views within a larger culture.
13. Cultural Tools - Using a understanding of a adversary or friendlies culture to gain an advantage.
14. The Arab Mind - A controversial book by Raphael Patai which labels and generalizes all Middle Eastern people in mostly negative ways.
15. Qualitative Military Edge (QME) - Having the strategic and military advantage over potential adversaries.
16. Understanding - Learning everything about another culture, what drives them, and how to communicate effectively to gain the advantage in intelligence collection and in the field.
17. Intelligence Analysis - Taking information about the enemy that has been collected and using it to answer the initial questions brought by the policy maker or consumer.
18. Executive Branch - The highest power in American government and is vested in the President of the United States.
19. U.S. Intelligence Community - A collection of sixteen different agencies who work together to conduct intelligence related activities.
20. "The Wall" - The theoretical barrier between different IC agencies and the departments within them that was built up in a effort to increase oversight.
21. Patriot Act - A controversial Act signed by President Bush in 2001 to take down "the wall" between intelligence agencies and made the collection of information in relation to terror investigations much easier.