Recent findings from Carnegie Mellon University highlight research in behavior

Scientists discuss in 'The impact of over-the-counter availability of "Plan B" on teens' contraceptive decision making' new findings in behavior. "In ruling on the over-the-counter status (OTC) of the emergency contraceptive, 'Plan B', the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) questioned whether younger adolescent females could adequately self-select and self-medicate. That determination requires a judgment of fact, regarding how increased emergency contraceptive availability would affect adolescents' behavior, and a judgment of values, regarding the acceptability of different outcomes," scientists in the United States report.

"We present a general approach to such...

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