Cognitive Scaffold

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MENTAL MODEL · M8523

Callback

Callback
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

If past performance is found to be fraudulent or based on errors, the company has the right to "claw back" bonuses already paid to you.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

psychology

Reduce cognitive load

Long-term accountability. To assess a person's reliability, see if they have a "Clawback" mechanism. If they mess up, are they willing to give back previous benefits? Commitments without a clawback mechanism are cheap.

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Anchor fast decisions

"Callback" refers to handing a function (i.e., "what to do next") to a system, which will call it back when a specific event occurs. It implements inversion of control and decoupling, allowing the caller to avoid blocking waits.

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