Carelessness refers to the lack of awareness during a behaviour that can result in unintended consequences. The consequences way of carelessness are often undesirable and tend to be mistakes.[1] A lack of concern or an indifference for the consequences of the action due to inattention may partake in the origin of carelessness.[2]
Carelessness has been hypothesized to be one possible cause of accident-proneness.
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