An analysis of clinical reasoning through a recent and comprehensive approach: The dual-process theory

Medical Education Online

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Pelaccia, Thierry ^a,b   Tardif, Jacques ^c   Triby, Emmanuel ^b   Charlin, Bernard ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analytical reasoning; Diagnostic errors; Dual process; Expertise; Hypothetico deduction; Pattern recognition; Professional intuition

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED PATTERN RECOGNITION; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HUMAN; INTUITION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HUMANS; INTUITION; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 84858806830     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10872981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/meo.v16i0.5890     Document Type: Article

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