Biases

Question 1

Which bias refers to the attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding actions and decisions in an unconscious manner

Answer 1

Implicit bias or hidden bias or unconscious bias

Question 2

Examples of how implicit bias plays out in healthcare

Answer 2

Nonwhite patients receive fewer cardiovascular interventions non-white patients are less likely to re-prescribe pain medication’s patients of color are more likely to be blamed for being too passive about their healthcare

Question 3

Avoiding stereotyping patients understanding and respecting the magnitude recognizing situation that magnify stereotyping and bias are ways to combat which bias

Answer 3

Implicit or hidden or unconscious bias

Question 4

Judging likelihood of a diagnosis based on the ease with which examples can be retrieved more familiar common recent memorable; or diagnosing a patient based on frequently seen conditions is called what bias

Answer 4

Availability bias

Question 5

Jumping to conclusions can lead to missed delayed diagnosis or giving weight and reliance on initial information impressions is called which kind of bias

Answer 5

Anchoring bias

Question 6

Shaping decision-making based on prior expectations stereotyping gender bias or frequent flyers or always used to call Bill dispose staff to this bias

Answer 6

Ascertainment bias

Question 7

Not noticing a warning label and medication or performing procedure on incorrect site; selectively noticing:seeking information that confirms versus impression versus seeking information that disconfirms is called which bias

Answer 7

Confirmation bias

Question 8

Cease looking for finding signals once something has been identified. Except in a diagnosis before considering all information and verifying diagnosis is called which bias

Answer 8

Premature closure or search satisfying

Question 9

How information is presented in our question is framed can can impact future decisions this is what kind of cognitive bias

Answer 9

Framing effect

Question 10

Once a label or diagnosis has been assigned momentum takes hold and reduces ability to consider other alternatives could affect future work of a patient and how handoffs are framed is called what kind of bias

Answer 10

Diagnostic momentum or bandwagon effect