A selection9 of cognitive biases originally described by Croskerry
| Confirmation bias | Looking for evidence to support a preconceived opinion, rather than looking for information to prove oneself wrong |
| Diagnosis momentum | Accepting a previous diagnosis without sufficient scepticism |
| Framing effect | Making a decision based on the positive (or negative) way in which situation presented |
| Overconfidence bias | Over-reliance on one’s own ability, intuition and judgement |
| Premature closure | Similar to ‘confirmation bias’ but more ‘jumping to a conclusion’ |
| Self-satisfying bias | The ‘eureka’ moment that stops all further thought |