Bjørn Sætrevik
Our paper is published in @collabraoa! We tested the combined effect of #ConfirmationBias #AnchoringBias #OverConfidence on #diagnostic #DecisionMaking.
https://online.ucpress.edu/collabra/article/10/1/126223/203998/Anchoring-Confirmation-and-Confidence-Bias-Among
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We developed and tested a classroom experiment on 224 medically trained students. Short texts with ambivalent patient descriptions were presented, and participants had to state confidence in one of two diagnoses.
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We found confirmation bias in selecting follow-up questions, and increased confidence when not exploring. We did not find confirmation bias to be associated with confidence, and no anchoring effect of symptom order.
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Our aim was to test the traditional decision-making biases in more ecologically valid settings. I will claim it as a mixed success. Conceptual #replication in is difficult!