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Educating Intuition

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Risky decision-making, especially in adolescence, is a major public health problem. However, fuzzy-trace theory suggests that bad outcomes are preventable by changing thinking, and, therefore, feelings, about risks. The theory aligns with new findings and has been shown to be effective in experiments on sexual risk-taking, medication adherence, and genetic testing. Despite the vulnerabilities of the adolescent brain, decision processes can be modified by applying evidence-based theory.

Source: Current Directions in Psychological Science

DOI: 10.1177/0963721415588081

Authors: Valerie F. Reyna, Rebecca B. Weldon, Michael McCormick

Institution: Cornell University

Language: English

Topic: Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics

Subfield: General Decision Sciences

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Nursing Research