Complacency, panic, and the value of gentle rule enforcement in addressing pandemics

Ido Erev (), Ori Plonsky () and Yefim Roth
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Ido Erev: Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Ori Plonsky: Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Yefim Roth: University of Haifa

Nature Human Behaviour, 2020, vol. 4, issue 11, 1095-1097

Abstract: The impact of pandemics is magnified by the coexistence of two contradicting reactions to rare dire risks: panic and the ‘it won’t happen to me’ effect that hastens spread of the disease. We review research that clarifies the conditions that trigger the two biases, and we highlight the potential of gentle rule enforcement policies that can address these problematic conditions.

Date: 2020
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