A mechanism-based framework for predicting routine procedural errors

Routine procedural errors are facts of everyday life but have received little empirical study and have eluded prediction. Leading frameworks for thinking about such errors have not been successful in generating predictions, either. This paper describes the desiderata for error prediction, and notes that the MHP was a step in the right direction. Because it generally meets the criteria, ACT-R is proposed as a simulation framework for making predictions about routine procedural errors, and some of the critical mechanisms explored.