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Mindful choice or locked in? Study probes feelings about written consent
February 04, 2026
ITHACA, New York, Feb. 4 -- Cornell University posted the following news:

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Mindful choice or locked in? Study probes feelings about written consent

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People who sign consent forms feel more trapped - not more empowered - than those who give consent verbally, according to new research by Vanessa Bohns, the Braunstein Family Professor in the ILR School, and co-author Roseanna Sommers of the University of Michigan Law School.

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