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This chapter explores the role of cognitive bias in human error. An overview of the classic biases is included, as well as discussion on their applications to the understanding of human error in decision-making within complex adaptive systems, including several real-world examples from aviation disasters to policy making in the Covid pandemic.
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Carmody-Bubb, M. (2023). Seeing What We Expect to See: Cognitive Bias and Its Role in Human Error and Decision Making. In: Cognition and Decision Making in Complex Adaptive Systems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31929-7_12
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