COVID-19 death toll predictions show that triggering counterfactual thinking deteriorates judgmental performance
Our findings underscore the importance of using debiasing strategies and neutral communication during health crises to mitigate the generation of upward counterfactuals, thus reducing the likelihood of systematic misperceptions and flawed decision-making.
Authors
- Matthias Seifert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7649-0814)
- Jeeva Somasundaram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5510-8447)
Institutions
- IE University (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Communications Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-025-00751-8
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.54
Funders
- Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación