The meaning of default options for potential organ donors

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 109, Issue 38, 2012, Pages 15201-15205

  Davidai, Shai ^a   Gilovich, Thomas ^a   Ross, Lee D ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Construal; Default options; Opt in vs. Opt out; Subjective meaning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMERICAN FOULBROOD; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; DECISION MAKING; DONOR SELECTION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRIA; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; METAPHOR; PRESUMED CONSENT; PUBLIC POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866547236     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1211695109     Document Type: Article

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