Human attitudes toward error: a quest in search of scientific evidence

AbstractUnlike the usual research paper where answers to specific questions are sketched, the aim of this article is rather to device some worth answering questions. Could it be that embracing our errors (i.e., accepting the possibility to err) represents a protective factor in the effort to prevent them? A new research program intended to investigate the role of attitudes and their relationship with the frequency and amplitude of human errors is proposed. In the context where errors are not associated with serious negative consequences, the research program contains both correlation and experimental designs. In the end, the risks associated with novel approaches are briefly mentioned