Articles
The Impact of Over-the-Counter Availability of "Plan B" on Teens' Contraceptive Decision Making (with Tamar Krishnamurti and Sara L. Eggars), Department of Social and Decision Sciences (2008)
In ruling on the over-the-counter status (OTC) of the emergency contraceptive, “Plan B”, the US...
Mutually Assured Support: A Security Doctrine for Terrorist Nuclear Weapon Threats (with Scott Atran and Marc Sageman), Department of Social and Decision Sciences (2008)
If the United States were subject to a terrorist nuclear attack, its president would face...
Assessing Adolescent Decision-Making Competence, Department of Social and Decision Sciences (2008)
Behavioral decision research offers a general approach to studying cognitive aspects of decision making, as...
Parents’ Vaccination Comprehension and Decisions (with Julie S. Downs and Wändi Bruine de Bruin), Department of Social and Decision Sciences (2008)
We report on 30 in-depth mental models interviews with parents discussing vaccination for their children,...
Individual Differences in Adult Decision-Making Competence (with Wändi Bruine de Bruin and Andrew M. Parker), Department of Social and Decision Sciences (2007)
The authors evaluated the reliability and validity of a set of 7 behavioral decision-making tasks,...
Counting Casualties: A Framework for Respectful, Useful Records (with Scott Atran and Noam Fischhoff), Department of Social and Decision Sciences (2007)
Counting casualties in conflict zones faces both practical and ethical concerns. Drawing on procedures from...
Risk Comparisons, Department of Social and Decision Sciences (2007)
There are two conceivable legitimate purposes for risk comparisons. Readers who consult the risk communication...
Power and People (with Jay Apt), Department of Social and Decision Sciences (2006)
Without public acceptance, it may be impossible for electric sector innovations to gain regulatory approval,...
Analyzing Disaster Risks and Plans: An Avian Flu Example (with Wändi Bruine de Bruin, Ümit Güvenç, Denise Caruso, and Larry Brilliant), Department of Social and Decision Sciences (2006)
Narrative approaches to analyzing risks seek to identify the variables critical to creating and controlling...
We Need the Right Words to Weather the Storm, Department of Social and Decision Sciences (2005)
In an emergency, our future may hang on a few words, provided by someone in...
Managing Patients with Inexplicable Health Problems (with Simon Wessely), Department of Social and Decision Sciences (2003)
People need to rationalise their health problems, and those with medical mysteries will find some...
What Number is "Fifty-Fifty"?: Redistributing Excessive 50% Responses in Elicited Probabilities. (with Wändi Bruine de Bruin, Paul S. Fischbeck, and Neil A. Stiber), Department of Social and Decision Sciences (2002)
Studies using open–ended response modes to elicit probabilistic beliefs have sometimes found an elevated frequency...
Scientific Management of Science?, Department of Social and Decision Sciences (2000)
A framework is advanced for allocating research resources, based on the value of the information...
Adolescent Vulnerability: A Framework for Behavioral Interventions (with Julie S. Downs and Wändi Bruine de Bruin), Department of Social and Decision Sciences (1998)
A general framework is offered for characterizing behavioral risks in a way that might help...