Heuristics Flashcards
1
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Representativeness
A
See a certain group of signs and symptoms that resemble a particular condition and assume the patient has that condition
2
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Availability
A
The urge to think of things because they are more easily recalled and often because of recent exposure
3
Q
Overconfidence
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Thinking you know more than you do
4
Q
Confirmation bias
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Looking for primary evidence that supports the diagnosis in mind & overlook other evidence
5
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Illusory correlation
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Drawing conclusions based on how one thing causes another
6
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Anchoring and adjustment
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Considering a particular situation to be likely and later thinking anchored to that hypothesis
7
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Search satisfying
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Stopping looking after determine a patients problem
