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 …

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

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

Developmental differences in mental representations of choices, reward sensitivity, and
behavioral inhibition (self‐control) explain greater susceptibility to risk taking. Ironically …

From Piaget to the present, traditional and dual-process theories have predicted
improvement in reasoning from childhood to adulthood, and improvement has been …

Fuzzy-trace theory explains risky decision making in children, adolescents, and adults,
incorporating social and cultural factors as well as differences in impulsivity. Here, we …

Many health and safety problems, including war and terrorism, are by-products of how
people reason about risk. I describe a new approach to reasoning about risk that …

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 …

Predictions of fuzzy-trace theory and neurobiological approaches are examined regarding
risk taking in a classic decision-making task—the framing task—as well as in the context of …

Fuzzy-trace theory is a gist-driven interpretation of cognitive development that has
descended from, but is distinctly different than, the Piagetian and information-processing …