Field | Decision | Outcome | Documented data | Representations of mental processes | How feedback about decision-making processes and outcomes occurs |
Air traffic control | Can a specific aircraft safely take off or land at a given time in the context of weather and traffic conditions? | Maintenance of safe distance between aircrafts at all times. Safe take-offs and landings. | Radar data recordings that depict aircraft flight paths, altitudes, speeds, and runway activity. | Recordings of all verbal communications between pilots and air traffic controllers, including controller instructions. | Checklists and debriefings of simulator training, on-the-job training, and error investigations. |
Meteorology | Should a specific weather warning or alert be issued? | Advance warning about severe weather without excessive false positive warnings. | Model predictions, radar maps at given points in time, actual recordings of severe weather events, storm spotter reports, storm surveys. | Chat transcripts, recordings of conversations and consultations with other experts. | Consistent review of verification data, tracking of false positive and false negative rates. |
Team sports (eg, football) | Should a specific play be used at a given time? | Success of an individual play at a given point, overall win/loss. | Recordings of the game/practice. | Notes from coaching staff. | Consistent review of film with debriefing after practice and games. |
Medicine | What is the correct prioritised differential diagnosis for this patient? | Accurate, timely and efficient diagnosis (often unknown). | Notes in the medical record, imaging, laboratory data. | Sometimes contained in clinician notes. | Occurs uncommonly through formal peer review, informal discussion or personal methods to follow up on cases. |