Theory—understanding mental processes that drive decisions—is important to help patients
and providers make decisions that reflect medical advances and personal values. Building …

Objective: Fuzzy-trace theory is a dual-process model of memory, reasoning, judgment, and
decision making that contrasts with traditional expectancy-value approaches. We review the …

We discuss how an evidence-based theory of human behavior and decision-making—Fuzzy-
Trace Theory (FTT)—can be used to better understand and improve public health and …

Fuzzy-trace theory distinguishes verbatim (literal, exact) from gist (meaningful)
representations, predicting that reliance on gist increases with experience and expertise …

The tenets of fuzzy trace theory are summarized with respect to their relevance to health and
medical decision making. Illustrations are given for HIV prevention, cardiovascular disease …

We review decision making along the cancer continuum in the contemporary context of
informed and shared decision making in which patients are encouraged to take a more …

Combining meaning, memory, and development, the perennially popular topic of intuition
can be approached in a new way. Fuzzy-trace theory integrates these topics by …

Risky decision-making lies at the center of the COVID-19 pandemic and will determine
future viral outbreaks. Therefore, a critical evaluation of major explanations of such decision …

I take a decision-making approach to consider ways of addressing the “unresolved and
dramatic problems in the world”. Traditional approaches to good decision-making are …

In contrast to either heuristics-and-biases or adaptive-ecological approaches, fuzzy-trace
theory embraces inconsistencies in human reasoning by assuming opposing dual …