The word recipe understanding refers back to the make an effort to transfer practical abilities, or “know how,” from the skilled or knowledgeable artist to some novice by providing step-by-step directions for accomplishing a particular task (Shaffer, 1998). Within the last two decades, the medical community continues to be developing diagnostic and treatment tools—such as decision support systems or algorithms—which are, essentially, recipe understanding for physicians. This paper will explore the literature on the introduction of the choice support systems like a situation study from the deliberate construction of recipe understanding. Additionally, the paper will concentrate on the appropriate uses, and potential abuses, of those aids among physicians. The paper may also explore concerns about so-known as “Docs inside a box,” software applications marketed to laypersons which are considered to encourage self-diagnosis and self-treatment among lay persons.
Recipe Understanding, Decision Aid, Decision Support System
The Worldwide Journal of Technology, Understanding and Society. Volume 2. Issue 7. pp.73-80. Article: Print (Spiral Bound). Article: Electronic (Pdf 1.107MB).
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Wichita Condition College, Wichita, Kansas, USA
Victoria Shaffer received her PhD in Quantitative Psychology from Ohio Condition College. Her research is centered on identifying factors that impact our judgments and decisions within the medical, legal, economic, and aviation fields. Particularly, recent projects have examined the outcome of technology on making decisions.
Professor of Sociology, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, West Chester College, West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
