The paradox of human expertise: Why experts get it wrong

The Paradoxical Brain

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 177-188

  Dror, Itiel E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84856443202     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511978098.011     Document Type: Chapter

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