Background. The role of cognitive biases and heuristics in medical decision making is of
growing interest. The purpose of this study was to determine whether studies on cognitive …

Objective: Risk beliefs are central to most theories of health behavior, yet many unanswered
questions remain about an increasingly studied risk construct, anticipated regret. The …

Vaccination is one of the great achievements of the 20th century, yet persistent public-health
problems include inadequate, delayed, and unstable vaccination uptake. Psychology offers …

A full range of psychological processes has been put into play to explain judgment and
choice phenomena. Complementing work on attention, information integration, and learning …

A distinction is made between two forms of morality on the basis of approach–avoidance
differences in self-regulation. Prescriptive morality is sensitive to positive outcomes …

The Psychology of Decision Making provides an overview of decision making as it relates to
management, organizational behavior issues, and research. This engaging book examines …

Omission bias is the preference for harm caused by omissions over equal or lesser harm
caused by acts. Recent articles (Connolly & Reb, 2003; Patt & Zeckhauser, 2000; Tanner & …

The role of worry, regret, and perceived risk in preventive health decisions was explored in a
longitudinal questionnaire study on influenza vaccination among 428 university employees …

PURPOSE: To examine likelihood of parental acceptance of human papillomavirus (HPV)
vaccination for young adolescent girls, together with reasons for acceptance and …

Although ample research has shown that decisions may cause regret and that the
anticipation of regret may influence decision-making, this previous research was largely …