A7.14

Recognizing and correcting wrong mental models

Cards in this group · 4

  1. A7.14.1Telling users the correct procedure rarely overrides an entrenched wrong model; it takes a first-hand experience that falsifies the old one
  2. A7.14.2Correction should start with a small-scale, controlled-consequence falsifying experience, not a one-shot fix
  3. A7.14.3A correction delivered too bluntly triggers resistance and can strengthen the original wrong model
  4. A7.14.4A transitional analogy between the wrong model and the correct one reduces the cognitive leap required to correct it