▁parents ▁continue ▁to ▁believe ▁that ▁v acc in ations ▁cause ▁aut ism ▁despite ▁knowing ▁that ▁this ▁link ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁f als ified ▁evidence . ▁At ▁an ▁individual ▁level , ▁people ▁who ▁exhib it ▁less ▁decision ▁bias ▁have ▁more ▁int act ▁social ▁environments , ▁reduced ▁risk ▁of ▁alco hol ▁and ▁drug ▁use , ▁lower ▁child hood ▁del in quency ▁rates , ▁and ▁superior ▁planning ▁and ▁problem ▁solving ▁ab ilities . ▁ ▁Deb ias ing ▁can ▁occur ▁within ▁the ▁decision ▁mak er . ▁For ▁example , ▁a ▁person ▁may ▁learn ▁or ▁adopt ▁better ▁strateg ies ▁by ▁which ▁to ▁make ▁jud g ments ▁and ▁dec isions . ▁Deb ias ing ▁can ▁also ▁occur ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁changes ▁in ▁external ▁factors , ▁such ▁as ▁changing ▁the ▁in cent ives ▁relevant ▁to ▁a ▁decision ▁or ▁the ▁manner ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁decision ▁is ▁made . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁three ▁general ▁approaches ▁to ▁deb ias ing ▁judgment ▁and ▁decision ▁making , ▁and ▁the ▁cost ly ▁errors ▁with ▁which ▁bi ased ▁judgment ▁and ▁decision ▁making ▁is ▁associated : ▁changing ▁in cent ives , ▁n ud ging , ▁and ▁training . ▁Each ▁approach ▁has ▁strength s ▁and ▁weak ness es . ▁For ▁more ▁details , ▁see ▁More wedge ▁and ▁colle agues ▁( 2 0 1 5 ). ▁ ▁General ▁approaches ▁ ▁In cent ives ▁ ▁Ch anging ▁in cent ives ▁can ▁be ▁an ▁effective ▁means ▁to ▁deb ias ▁judgment ▁and ▁decision ▁making . ▁This ▁approach ▁is ▁generally ▁derived ▁from ▁economic ▁theories ▁suggesting ▁that ▁people ▁act ▁in ▁their ▁self - inter