Keeping It Too Simple: How the Reductive Tendency Affects Cognitive Engineering

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May/June 2004 (vol. 19 no. 3)

pp. 90-94

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	Paul J. Feltovich, Robert R. Hoffman, David Woods, Axel Roesler, "Keeping It Too Simple: How the Reductive Tendency Affects Cognitive Engineering," IEEE Intelligent Systems, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 90-94, May/June, 2004.

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	@article{ 10.1109/MIS.2004.14, author = {Paul J. Feltovich and Robert R. Hoffman and David Woods and Axel Roesler}, title = {Keeping It Too Simple: How the Reductive Tendency Affects Cognitive Engineering}, journal ={IEEE Intelligent Systems}, volume = {19}, number = {3}, issn = {1541-1672}, year = {2004}, pages = {90-94}, doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MIS.2004.14}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA}, }

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	TY - MGZN JO - IEEE Intelligent Systems TI - Keeping It Too Simple: How the Reductive Tendency Affects Cognitive Engineering IS - 3 SN - 1541-1672 SP90 EP94 EPD - 90-94 A1 - Paul J. Feltovich, A1 - Robert R. Hoffman, A1 - David Woods, A1 - Axel Roesler, PY - 2004 KW - complex socialtechnical systems KW - cognitive engineers KW - reductive bias KW - oversimplification VL - 19 JA - IEEE Intelligent Systems ER -

Paul J. Feltovich, Institute for Human and Machine Cognition

Robert R. Hoffman, Institute for Human and Machine Cognition

David Woods, Ohio State University

Axel Roesler, Ohio State University

DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MIS.2004.14

When faced with complex tasks and information, people sometimes deal with the complexity through oversimplification, which can lead to misconception and faulty knowledge application. This has serious implications for cognitive engineers designing complex sociotechnical systems.

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complex socialtechnical systems, cognitive engineers, reductive bias, oversimplification

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Paul J. Feltovich, Robert R. Hoffman, David Woods, Axel Roesler, "Keeping It Too Simple: How the Reductive Tendency Affects Cognitive Engineering," IEEE Intelligent Systems, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 90-94, May/June 2004, doi:10.1109/MIS.2004.14

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