Synthetic psychological environment

In a synthetic environment, synthetic psychological environment (SPE) (or rules of behavior) refers to the representation (i.e. modeling) of influences to individuals and groups as a result of culture (e.g. demography, law, religion)).

Synonyms

SPE is known by many names including:

• Cultural factors^[1]
• Cultural modeling^[2]
• Human terrain
• Non-kinetic effects
• Political, military, economic, social, information, and infrastructure (PMESII)^[3]

Models

A few models that represent aspects of SPE are:

• Joint non-kinetic effects model (JNEM)^[4]
• Simulation of cultural identities for prediction of reactions (SCIPR)^[5]
• Minerva model (i.e. from Minerva Project)^[6]
• Integrated gaming system (IGS)^[3]
• Synthetic environment for analysis and simulations (SEAS)

See also

• Glossary of military modeling and simulation
• Human Terrain Team
• Modeling and simulation