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The etiology of diagnostic errors: a controlled trial of System 1 versus System 2 reasoning.

Norman GR, Sherbino J, Dore KL, et al. The etiology of diagnostic errors: a controlled trial of system 1 versus system 2 reasoning. Acad Med. 2014;89(2):277-84. doi:10.1097/ACM.0000000000000105.

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February 6, 2014
Norman GR, Sherbino J, Dore KL, et al. Acad Med. 2014;89(2):277-84.
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Resident physicians instructed to be "careful, thorough, and reflective" when answering clinical vignette questions took 30% more time with each case but did not have better diagnostic accuracy compared with residents who were told to answer as quickly as possible. These results suggest diagnostic errors are not simply related to insufficient attention or time.

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Norman GR, Sherbino J, Dore KL, et al. The etiology of diagnostic errors: a controlled trial of system 1 versus system 2 reasoning. Acad Med. 2014;89(2):277-84. doi:10.1097/ACM.0000000000000105.