Why Study Risk Perception?

Paul Slovic, Baruch Fischhoff and Sarah Lichtenstein

Risk Analysis, 1982, vol. 2, issue 2, 83-93

Abstract: Studies of risk perception examine the opinions people express when they are asked, in various ways, to characterize and evaluate hazardous activities and technologies. This research aims to aid risk analysis and societal decision making by (i) improving methods for eliciting opinions about risk, (ii) providing a basis for understanding and anticipating public responses to hazards, and (iii) improving the communication of risk information among laypeople, technical experts, and policy makers.

Date: 1982
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