Numeracy and memory for risk probabilities and risk outcomes depicted on cigarette warning labels.

Brittany Shoots-ReinhardBreann ErfordDaniel RomerAbigail T EvansAbigail B Shoben Elizabeth G KleinEllen Peters

Published in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2020)

Numeracy is associated with superior risk memory, which relates to greater risk perceptions and quit intentions. More numerate and educated smokers may be better able to quit due to their superior learning of smoking's risks. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

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