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Plan Continuation Bias

Overconfidence and Self-Assessment Biases

Plan continuation bias is a subtle cognitive bias that tends to force the continuation of a plan or course of action even after conditions have changed enough that the plan should be abandoned. In the field of aerospace it has been identified as a significant causal factor in accidents.

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Plan continuation bias is a subtle cognitive bias that forces the continuation of a plan or course of action even after conditions have changed enough that it should be abandoned, recognized as a significant causal factor in aviation and maritime accidents. 1
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Cognitive Phenomenon 1
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1. Plan Continuation Bias (Wikipedia)
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  • Wikipedia Sunk cost article, Plan continuation bias section, first sentence
    A related phenomenon is plan continuation bias, which is recognised as a subtle cognitive bias that tends to force the continuation of a plan or course of action even in the face of changing conditions.
  • lead section, phenomenon-kind classification
    Plan continuation bias is a subtle cognitive bias that tends to force the continuation of a plan or course of action even after conditions have changed enough that the plan should be abandoned.
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