COVID-19: Pandemic of Cognitive Biases Impacting Human Behaviors and Decision-Making of Public Health Policies

Frontiers in Public Health

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François Lechanoine¹  Katlyn Gangi² 

[1] Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Centre Grenoble Alpes;Department of Communication Studies, University of Montana, United States

关键词: COVID-19 pandemic;    SARS-CoV-2;    cognitive biases;    heuristics;    human behavior;    decision-making;    public health policy;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2020.613290

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Although disasters such as wars and epidemics have plagued the planet for centuries, the ability ofhumanity to forget lessons learned through history is remarkable. One reason this happens is thatcognitive biases, first described in 1974, challenge our rational thinking (1) and can lead us astrayin our decision making. These biases are systematic and predictable errors of judgment affectingthe human thought in situations of uncertainty—such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

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