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Valerie Reyna @vfreyna.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Genetic tests show risk, not certainty. Valerie Reyna, PhD (Cornell), asks: "What do all these numbers mean? How would you understand them if you were a patient?" Her work on fuzzy-trace theory shows people decide based on bottom-line meaning, not numbers alone.

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Valerie Reyna @vfreyna.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Valerie Reyna gives invited talk to Society for Medical Decision Making, entitled, Gist, Numbers, and Fuzzy Trace Theory: A New Look at Vaccination Behaviors and Intentions. For the video of the talk, click here: youtube.com/watch?v=Sg3I... #FuzzyTraceTheory #decisionmaking #vaccination #gist

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Gist, Numbers, and Fuzzy Trace Theory: A New Look at Vaccination Behaviors and Intentions

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Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) @smdm.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Join Valerie F. Reyna, PhD as she speaks on this new look at vaccination behaviors and intentions at the Decision Psychology Special Interest Group April meeting. bit.ly/4ud1BVy

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Valerie Reyna @vfreyna.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

New research by Valerie Reyna shows flu vaccination intent is driven by "gist"—an intuitive sense of risk vs. benefit—not just data. Gist metrics improved prediction from 57% to 80%. Connect benefits to core values. www.newsweek.com/psychologist... #Vaccination #FluShotSeason #FuzzyTrace #Gist

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Psychologist reveals why people aren't getting flu shot even as cases surge

New research shows that people's decision on whether or not to take the flu shot is not always based on facts.

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Valerie Reyna @vfreyna.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Are you wondering why we are in the current situation with vaccine hesitancy? If so, please read mdpi.com/3614210, which helps explain this in a non-partisan way. @nationalacademies.org @smdm.bsky.social @psychscience.bsky.social #FuzzyTrace #Vaccination #ValerieReyna #Gist

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Valerie Reyna @vfreyna.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

NEW PUB [Open Access] Reyna, V. F., Edelson, S. M., Garavito, D. M. N., Galindez, M. M., Singh, A., Fan, J., & Suh, J. (2025). A New Look at Vaccination Behaviors and Intentions: The Case of Influenza. Behavioral Sciences, 15(12), 1645. doi.org/10.3390/bs15... #Vaccine #FuzzyTrace @smdm.bsky.social

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Valerie Reyna @vfreyna.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Dr. Valerie Reyna, Expert Advisor & Member of the APA Health Advisory Panel, contributed to the "Health advisory: Use of generative AI chatbots and wellness applications for mental health" report bit.ly/APA_Health_A... #APA #ValerieReyna @smdm.bsky.social @nationalacademies.org @fabbs.org

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Health advisory: Use of generative AI chatbots and wellness applications for mental health

Recommendations to ensure consumer safety and well-being when using chatbots and apps to address unmet mental health needs

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