Evaluation of Physicians' Cognitive Styles

Conclusion. Physicians capable of suppressing an immediate intuitive response to questions and those scoring higher on rational thinking made fewer inferential mistakes. We found a negative correlation between age and maximizing: Physicians who were more advanced in their careers were less willing to spend time and effort in an exhaustive search for solutions. However, they appeared to have maintained their "mindware" for effective problem solving.

Source: Medical Decision Making - June 12, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Djulbegovic, B., Beckstead, J. W., Elqayam, S., Reljic, T., Hozo, I., Kumar, A., Cannon-Bowers, J., Taylor, S., Tsalatsanis, A., Turner, B., Paidas, C. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research