The status quo bias (SQB) is the tendency to prefer the current state of affairs. We investigated if experts (physicians) fall prey to the SQB when making decisions in their area of expertise and, if so, whether the SQB is reduced or amplified for experts compared to non-experts. We presented 302 physicians and 733 members of the general population with a medical scenario and two non-medical scenarios. In each scenario, participants were asked to make a decision between two options. For half of the participants, one of the options was presented as the status quo. All groups displayed a SQB but physicians displayed an amplification of the SQB but only when making decisions in the medical scenario. Experts may be more swayed by status quo options when making decisions in their area of expertise. We discuss why the SQB may be amplified for experts and the implications for practice.

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医生做出医疗决定的现状偏见的放大

现状偏见 (SQB) 是偏好当前事态的倾向。我们调查了专家（医师）在其专业领域做出决策时是否会成为 SQB 的牺牲品，如果是，则与非专家相比，专家的 SQB 是否减少或扩大。我们向 302 名医生和 733 名普通人群展示了一个医疗场景和两个非医疗场景。在每种情况下，参与者都被要求在两个选项之间做出决定。对于一半的参与者，其中一个选项被视为现状。所有组均显示 SQB，但医生显示放大SQB，但仅在医疗场景中做出决定时。专家在其专业领域做出决策时，可能更容易受到现状选项的影响。我们讨论了为什么 SQB 可能会被专家放大以及对实践的影响。