The More You Know, the Less You Learn:Information Monitoring and Decision-Making Bias

Key Points

• Decision-making bias negatively impacts learning efficacy, highlighting how information monitoring can mislead judgment.
• Participants who focused more on information exhibited significant cognitive load and poorer decision quality.
• Analysis of cognitive processes involved in information monitoring and its effect on attention allocation unveiled important insights.
• Findings suggest that balancing information intake is crucial for effective decision-making and learning outcomes.