title: Informed consent does not mean rational consent. Cognitive limitations on decision-making.
authors: Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
authors: J F
authors: JF
authors: Merz
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Fischhoff
mesh_terms: D032882:Comprehension; D003657:Decision Making; D030881:Disclosure; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D035501:Uncertainty; D014481:United States