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Appendix E: Factors Hypothesized as Important in Understanding Risk
Pages 191-192

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... . Ability to contain adverse effects Ambiguity about probability of harm Ambiguity about severity of effects Availability of options or alternatives Avoidability Blame assignable Caused by humans Common vs dreaded hazards Confidence in decision-making strategies Confidence in experts or regulators Consequences foreseeable Continuous vs occasional exposure Controllability (institutional)
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... Pp. 213 224 in The Analysis of Actual Versus Perceived Risks , V
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Key Terms

  • acta psychologica
  • dreaded hazards
  • avoidability blame
  • correction ease
  • harm ambiguity

  • accidents importance
  • exposure controllability
  • occasional exposure
  • blame assignable
  • hazards confidence

  • harm familiarity
  • decision theory
  • contain adverse
  • alternatives avoidability
  • newness frequency

  • regulators consequences
  • versus perceived
  • humans common
  • intended benefits
  • foreseeable continuous

  • perceived risks
  • actual versus
  • effects distribution
  • strategies confidence
  • consequences foreseeable

  • effects ambiguity
  • behavioral decision
  • effects availability
  • assignable caused
  • population vs


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