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Record 1 2025-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Decision-Making Process
DEF

[A] mental rigidity that occurs when [individuals become] so set in their ways of thinking that they are unable to [accept or adapt to] new perspectives.

CONT

Cognitive entrenchment ... appears to stem from increasing expertise. That is to say, as [one develops] greater expertise in an area, [one has] the potential to become more entrenched – or stuck – in [their] thinking.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie cognitive
  • Processus décisionnel
CONT

Les compétences sont du savoir qui s'accumule durant l'existence de l'organisation, [...] et ce savoir évolue vers une expertise dans le domaine respectif, tant au niveau individuel que de groupe. De hauts niveaux d'expertise, généralement très bénéfiques pour l'organisation, peuvent conduire parfois à des rigidités [...] le phénomène de retranchement cognitif devient important à un niveau élevé d'expertise (Dane, 2010).

Spanish

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