However, both groups used comparable information sources and have similar, relatively poor drug safety knowledge. The belief that the drugs are safe was greater in users than non-users. Students (N = 148) from King's College London (UK) completed an anonymous online survey assessing safety beliefs, sources of knowledge and knowledge of the safety of modafinil and indicated whether they used CE, and, if so, which drug(s). This study compared users and non-users of CE in terms of i) their sources of knowledge about the safety of CE and ii) the accuracy of their knowledge of possible adverse effects of a typical cognitive enhancer (modafinil) and iii) how the accuracy of knowledge relates to their safety beliefs. However, to date no research has compared the information sources used and safety knowledge of users and non-users.
Previous research suggests that users believe the drugs to be safer than non-users and that they have sufficient knowledge to judge safety. Routledge, p.Cognitive enhancers (CE) are prescription drugs taken, either without a prescription or at a dose exceeding that which is prescribed, to improve cognitive functions such as concentration, vigilance or memory. J., 2018, The Routledge International Handbook of Thinking and Reasoning. 646-657 Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. & Foulsham, T., 2018, In: Medical Decision Making.
He was part of the team that developed a website to make audit information for children’s heart surgery more accessible, and more easily understood by the public. Tim has experience of developing and testing tools for presenting information about medical treatment to patients and their families. As Deputy Director for BSc Psychology, he has particular responsibility for the transition from school to university, and the large team of Graduate Teaching Assistants who contribute to the programme. Tim is Deputy Director for the BSc Psychology degree, for which he is module coordinator for Research Methods 1 and 2, contributes teaching on decision research to the Year 2 Choices module, and supervises final year research projects. Optimising patient information for healthcare decisions.Decision making under risk and uncertainty.He is committed to providing students with a high quality educational experience and is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Tim is an expert in judgment and decision making, and is an Associate Editor for the journal Thinking & Reasoning. Dr Tim Rakow joined the Department of Psychology in 2015. He received his PhD on medical decision making from UCL and, prior to joining King’s, spent 15 years teaching and researching at the University of Essex.
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