Bias in Medicine
M. Elizabeth H. Hammond, Josef Stehlik, Stavros G. Drakos, Abdallah G. Kfoury
Abstract
Cognitive bias consists of systematic errors in thinking due to human processing limitations or inappropriate mental models. Cognitive bias occurs when intuitive thinking is used to reach conclusions about information rather than analytic (mindful) thinking. Scientific progress is delayed when bias influences the dissemination of new scientific knowledge, as it has with the role of human leucocyte antigen antibodies and antibody-mediated rejection in cardiac transplantation. Mitigating strategies can be successful but involve concerted action by investigators, peer reviewers, and editors to consider how we think as well as what we think.
Topics & Concepts
CognitionConfirmation biasAction (physics)Cognitive biasPsychologyCognitive psychologyMedicineScientific evidenceSocial psychologyCognitive scienceEpistemologyNeurosciencePhilosophyPhysicsQuantum mechanicsClinical Reasoning and Diagnostic SkillsInnovations in Medical EducationEmpathy and Medical Education