Cognitive Errors and Debiasing.

ABSTRACT:

Audience

Although this lecture was given to first-year residents, it is also appropriate for upper-level residents, medical students, fellows, and faculty.

Introduction

Medical errors are largely due to errors of cognition rather than lack of knowledge.1 The cognitive processes that underlie these errors are often explained using Dual Process Theory, which posits that we engage in either fast, intuitive, low-effort System 1 thinking or slow, analytical, high-effort System 2 thinking. Although System 1 thinking is crucial for efficient emergency medicine practice, it is susceptible to the biases that cause cognitive errors. Research to date is mixed regarding the effect of educational interventions aimed at reducing cognitive bias but tends to show a benefit to cognitive bias

SUBMITTER: Ginsburg J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12320998 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature