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Norman, Geoffrey R.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1990
This study examined the effects of similarity to prior examples in predicting errors in dermatologic diagnosis. Two interpretations about the acquisition of expertise are independent cues and instance-based categorization. The subjects (N=16) were first-year family medicine residents from McMaster University (Ontario). (MLW)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Cues, Decision Making, Family Practice (Medicine)