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but they vary in value for different steps. In a yin-yang balance, Author Contributions
a tradeoff between thinking and speed occurred in this study, JFK, JKA, and MAD conceived and designed the study; JFK
and user 3, a cadet, balanced it best. This surprising finding resourced, managed, and oversaw the study; JFK, NJN, and
of user judgment reinforces a principle: Caregiving engines are ART collected data; and JFK, JKA, NJN, and ART analyzed
human, and caregiving analyses have to account for that fact. data; all participated in writing. All authors approved the final
version of the manuscript.
Preference as an aspect of performance is a tricky, evolving
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