[aap1966]

Aircraft accidents are useful analogies for ICU incidents, so I find the study of such incidents interesting, and useful. In several accident reports, the pilots fail to respond appropriately to "stick shaker" in an incipient stall. As a non-pilot, why? I would have thought that it would be drilled in (if altitude allows) stick shaker--> nose forward--> THEN work the situation. In several incidents, the pilots seemed to have tried to work the situation first, or even pull nose up, before taking action to increase air-speed.
This is NOT a criticism, I'm just trying to understand. Is it a training issue? Panic? Am I missing something?
In explanations, feel free to assume intelligence but ignorance.