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Cognitive reflection linked to better decisions in aviation emergencies

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New research investigates the cognitive and experiential factors that influence how pilots make decisions in simulated emergencies.

The findings reveal how flight experience, analytical thinking, and task workload shape decision-making performance.

Pilots who scored higher on Cognitive Reflection Test demonstrated better outcomes in simulated scenarios.

Study examined flight time, cognitive reflection, workload, stress, stress and metacognition on decision making performance for pilots during flight simulation.

The study builds upon previous work (Simonovic et al. , 2017 ; 2018 ) on cognitive reflection and decision-making under stress.

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English

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