Slips, lapses, and mistakes are distinctions among unintended errors. Slips are actions that depart from a sound plan, lapses are failures of memory or attention, and mistakes are flawed plans or judgments. Just-culture frameworks separate all three from deliberate risk-taking.
- FamilyModel
- Category of its source unitDoctrines, Principles & Normative Frameworks
- DomainRisk, Crisis & Safety
What these mean
Editorial orientation · Family
Model
In this series, Model names the editorial family primarily used to understand and explain communication: theories, frameworks, effects, traditions, principles and other conceptual resources. It is an umbrella for a route into the field, not a claim that every included object is a predictive model.
Editorial orientation · Category
Doctrines, Principles & Normative Frameworks
Sets out principles or criteria for what should be pursued, considered legitimate or done. Its contribution is evaluative or prescriptive: it gives reasons for judging conduct and arrangements, rather than merely describing their frequency.