Correction Cognitive Science Decision Making
Cognitive Principles That Shape Decisions
Cognitive principles shaping decisions: bounded rationality from limited mental capacity, cognitive load that drains energy, and availability bias.
Needs stronger evidenceFactually incorrect
What was corrected
What the page claimed
Article cited two entirely unverified studies with unverified statistics for real institutions, mischaracterized a real conceptual paper as an empirical study, and cited an inaccurate specific consent-rate statistic for a real, well-documented policy change.
What was corrected
Removed the unverified Virginia Mason and VHA/JAMIA citations while preserving the general, real dynamics they illustrated; corrected the Croskerry citation's framing to accurately describe his real conceptual paper; softened the Wales statistic to avoid citing an unverifiable specific figure while preserving the real, well-documented direction of the change.
Why this is better
The Thaler and Benartzi Save More Tomorrow citation in the same article verified as real and accurately described.