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Tunnel vision during planning can lead us to neglect negative consequences, but this cognitive bias can be addressed by simply prompting people to explicitly consider them

04.30.25 | PLOS

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Tunnel vision during planning can lead us to neglect negative consequences, but this cognitive bias can be addressed by simply prompting people to explicitly consider them

Article URL : https://plos.io/42yZBtL

Article title: Side effects may include: Consequence neglect in generating solutions

Author countries: U.S.

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

PLOS One

10.1371/journal.pone.0322149

Side effects may include: Consequence neglect in generating solutions

30-Apr-2025

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2025, April 30). Tunnel vision during planning can lead us to neglect negative consequences, but this cognitive bias can be addressed by simply prompting people to explicitly consider them. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LQ4RN4X8/tunnel-vision-during-planning-can-lead-us-to-neglect-negative-consequences-but-this-cognitive-bias-can-be-addressed-by-simply-prompting-people-to-explicitly-consider-them.html
MLA:
"Tunnel vision during planning can lead us to neglect negative consequences, but this cognitive bias can be addressed by simply prompting people to explicitly consider them." Brightsurf News, Apr. 30 2025, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LQ4RN4X8/tunnel-vision-during-planning-can-lead-us-to-neglect-negative-consequences-but-this-cognitive-bias-can-be-addressed-by-simply-prompting-people-to-explicitly-consider-them.html.