Oops! I did it again: the psychology of everyday action slips.

Myrto Mylopoulos

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Oops! I did it again: the psychology of everyday action slips.

August 11, 2021

Mylopoulos M. Top Cogn Sci. 2022;14(2):282-329.

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Unintentional unsafe actions such as slips can threaten patient safety. This article discusses “action slips” – failure to act as one intends in the context of habitual or routine action – and the psychological mechanisms underlying slips.

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