Treatment Decision making

Question 1

Classical Decision theory and maximum expected utility

Answer 1

a logical way to determine which option is best. uses probability

Question 2

What is bounded rationality? what is simon’s method?

Answer 2

Simon = people don’t have processing power to calculate EUT so use simpler methods.

1) Satisficing
2) Elimination by aspects
3) Heuristic - make choice based on experience/educated guess/stereotype

Question 3

Information Processing system 1

Answer 3

Quick way - Intuitive -experience, Fast:

Subconscious act - so more likely to regret choice or make wrong choice.

Question 4

Information processing system 2

Answer 4

Systematic strategy: deliberative-analytic, Slow.

Results in more stable values, less likely to regret the choice.

Question 5

Bad decisions : what is graber’s theory?

Answer 5

Graber said that doctor's errors in treatment decision making can be :
No fault (e.g. due to a silent disease)
System (e.g. delays in Xrays)
Cognitive errors (e.g. flawed reasoning or incomplete knowledge)