@article{Iannello_Perucca_Riva_Antonietti_Pravettoni_2015, title={What Do Physicians Believe About the Way Decisions Are Made? A Pilot Study on Metacognitive Knowledge in the Medical Context}, volume={11}, url={https://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejop/article/view/979}, DOI={10.5964/ejop.v11i4.979}, abstractNote={Metacognition relative to medical decision making has been poorly investigated to date. However, beliefs about methods of decision making (metacognition) play a fundamental role in determining the efficiency of the decision itself. In the present study, we investigated a set of beliefs that physicians develop in relation to the modes of making decisions in a professional environment. The Solomon Questionnaire, designed to assess metacognitive knowledge about behaviors and mental processes involved in decision making, was administered to a sample of 18 emergency physicians, 18 surgeons, and 18 internists. Significant differences in metacognitive knowledge emerged among these three medical areas. Physicians’ self-reports about the decision process mirrored the peculiarities of the context in which they operate. Their metacognitive knowledge demonstrated a reflective attitude that is an effective tool during the decision making process.}, number={4}, journal={Europe’s Journal of Psychology}, author={Iannello, Paola and Perucca, Valeria and Riva, Silvia and Antonietti, Alessandro and Pravettoni, Gabriella}, year={2015}, month={Nov.}, pages={691-706} }