Immense amounts of information are now accessible to people, including information that
bears on their past, present and future. An important research challenge is to determine how …

We commonly think of information as a means to an end. However, a growing theoretical
and experimental literature suggests that information may directly enter the agent's utility …

This study investigated consumers' information-avoidance behavior in the context of a public
health emergency—the COVID-19 pandemic in China. Guided by the stimulus-organism …

Highlights•Interventions that change risk perceptions subsequently change health
behaviors.•Individuals form risk perceptions tailored to specific health threats.•Risk …

Consider the range of social behaviours we engage in every day. In each case, there are a
multitude of unknowns, reflecting the many sources of uncertainty inherent to social …

Vast amounts of personalized information are now available to individuals. A vital research
challenge is to establish how people decide what information they wish to obtain. Here, over …

Background Many studies have examined barriers to health care utilization, with the majority
conducted in the context of specific populations and diseases. Less research has focused …

From an early age, children need to gather information to learn about their environment.
Deciding which knowledge to pursue can be difficult because information can serve several …

The pursuit of knowledge is a basic feature of human nature. However, in domains ranging
from health to finance people sometimes choose to remain ignorant. Here, we show that …

Purpose Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is prevalent among survivors. However, a
comprehensive and universally accepted theoretical framework of FCR to guide intervention …