Season 7 Episode 45 - Unexpected Benefits of Clear Thinking

In this episode, we will learn about cognitive biases, decision-making, debiasing, and why reducing assumptions in reasoning is beneficial. Sources:1. Debiasing Architectural Decision-Making: An Experiment With Students and Practitioners (arXiv) https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.04011 2. Debiasing Architectural Decision-Making: A Workshop-Based Training Approach (arXiv)https://arxiv.org/abs/2206.14701 3. To Trust or to Think: Cognitive Forcing Functions Can Reduce Overreliance on AI in AI-assisted Decision-Making (arXiv)https://arxiv.org/abs/2102.09692 4. Mitigating Cognitive Biases in Higher Education Contexts Through a Brief Video-Based Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Trial (ScienceDirect) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2025.105535 5. Who Benefits From Debiasing? (Cognition)https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40334440/ 6. Predicting Everyday Critical Thinking: A Review of Critical Thinking Assessments (MDPI)https://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/12/2/16 7. A Review of Cognitive Biases in Strategic Decision Making (Long Range Planning)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lrp.2025.102529 8. The Impact of Cognitive Biases on Professionals’ Decision-Making: A Review of Four Occupational Areas (Frontiers in Psychology)https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8763848/ 9. Cognitive Bias in the Patient Encounter: Part II. Debiasing Using an Adaptive Toolbox (Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology)https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38588820/ 10. Cognitive Debiasing 2: Impediments to and Strategies for Change (BMJ Quality & Safety)https://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/22/Suppl_2/ii65 11. Cognitive Reflection and Decision-Making Accuracy (Journal of Business and Psychology)https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10869-023-09883-x 12. Methodological and Cognitive Biases in Science: Issues for Current Research and Ways to Counteract Them (Perspectives on Science, MIT Press) https://direct.mit.edu/posc/article/31/5/535/115648