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5 months ago in Decision Science , Humanities By Akash

What helps or hurts decision-making under stress and emergencies?

What does research say about factors that improve or impair decision-making under high stress, especially in emergency situations?

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By Suresh Answered 2 months ago

Studies show stress narrows attention, reduces working memory, and pushes people toward fast but error-prone intuitive decisions. However, decision quality improves with training and expertise, checklists and decision aids, strong team coordination, and emotional regulation skills. Evidence mainly comes from emergency responders, aviation, and military research.

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