Category: Medical Psychology

How availability heuristic impacts medical decision making

How the ostrich effect impacts how patients approach their personal health

How overconfidence bias impacts medical decision making

How omission bias negatively impacts medical decision making

How outcome bias negatively impacts research and patient care

How a cognitive bias (sunk cost fallacy) negatively impacts medical decisions

How a cognitive bias (survivorship bias) negatively impacts clinical trials among other things

How two cognitive biases (confirmation and anchoring biases) negatively impact a doctor’s diagnosis among other things