Application of Quantum Cognition to Judgments for Medical Decisions
The psychology of judgment and decision making can provide useful guidance to the task of medical decision making. More specifically, we describe how a new approach to judgment and decisions, based on quantum probability theory, can shed new light on seemingly irrational judgments, as well as indica...
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| description | The psychology of judgment and decision making can provide useful guidance to the task of medical decision making. More specifically, we describe how a new approach to judgment and decisions, based on quantum probability theory, can shed new light on seemingly irrational judgments, as well as indicate ways to ameliorate these judgment errors. Five different types of probability judgment errors that occur in medical decisions are reviewed. For each one, we provide a simple account using theory from quantum cognition. We conclude by drawing the implications of quantum cognition for ameliorating these common medical probability judgment errors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-63e3f61d67934347ac47dbe53240d5b42023-11-23T18:43:24ZengMDPI AGQuantum Reports2624-960X2022-04-014219320010.3390/quantum4020013Application of Quantum Cognition to Judgments for Medical DecisionsSheng Yi0Meijuan Lu1Jerome Busemeyer2Franciscan Health Hospital, Franciscan Lafayette Faith, Hope and Love Cancer Center, 1425 Unity Place, Lafayette, IN 47905, USAMeng River Chinese Medicine Research Co., Ltd., Meng River 1950 East Greyhound Pass, Carmel, IN 46033, USADepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USAThe psychology of judgment and decision making can provide useful guidance to the task of medical decision making. More specifically, we describe how a new approach to judgment and decisions, based on quantum probability theory, can shed new light on seemingly irrational judgments, as well as indicate ways to ameliorate these judgment errors. Five different types of probability judgment errors that occur in medical decisions are reviewed. For each one, we provide a simple account using theory from quantum cognition. We conclude by drawing the implications of quantum cognition for ameliorating these common medical probability judgment errors.https://www.mdpi.com/2624-960X/4/2/13quantum cognitionprobability judgmentsradiation oncology |
| spellingShingle | Sheng Yi Meijuan Lu Jerome Busemeyer Application of Quantum Cognition to Judgments for Medical Decisions Quantum Reports quantum cognition probability judgments radiation oncology |
| title | Application of Quantum Cognition to Judgments for Medical Decisions |
| title_full | Application of Quantum Cognition to Judgments for Medical Decisions |
| title_fullStr | Application of Quantum Cognition to Judgments for Medical Decisions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Application of Quantum Cognition to Judgments for Medical Decisions |
| title_short | Application of Quantum Cognition to Judgments for Medical Decisions |
| title_sort | application of quantum cognition to judgments for medical decisions |
| topic | quantum cognition probability judgments radiation oncology |
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