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020 $a9781849714426 (hbk : alk. paper)
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100 1 $aFischhoff, Baruch,$d1946-
245 10 $aRisk analysis and human behavior /$cBaruch Fischhoff.
260 $aAbingdon, Oxon ;$aNew York :$bEarthscan,$c2012.
300 $axiv, 418 p. :$bill ;$c24 cm.
440 0 $aEarthscan risk in society series ;$v26
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aMachine generated contents note: pt. I Overview -- 1.Risk perception and communication / Baruch Fischhoff -- 2.Cognitive processes in stated preference methods / Baruch Fischhoff -- pt. II Behaviorally realistic risk analysis -- 3.Cost -- benefit analysis and the art of motorcycle maintenance / Baruch Fischhoff -- 4.Individuals' decisions affecting radiation exposure after a nuclear explosion / Baruch Fischhoff -- 5.Predicting emergency evacuation and sheltering behavior: a structured analytical approach / Paul Fischbeck -- 6.An integrative approach for label evaluation and design / Mitchell Small -- 7.Analyzing disaster risks and plans: an avian flu example / Larry Brilliant -- pt. III Social context of behavioral research -- 8.Lay foibles and expert fables in judgments about risk / Sarah Lichtenstein -- 9.Risk perception and communication unplugged: twenty years of process / Baruch Fischhoff -- 10.Non-persuasive communication about matters of greatest urgency: climate change / Baruch Fischhoff -- pt. IV Risk communication -- 11.What forecasts (seem to) mean / Baruch Fischhoff -- 12.Parents' vaccination comprehension and decisions / Baruch Fischhoff -- 13.Development and evaluation of an HIV/AIDS knowledge measure for adolescents focusing on misconceptions / Claire Palmgren -- 14.Communicating about xenotransplantation: models and scenarios / Denise Caruso -- pt. V Aiding individual risk decisions -- 15.What do patients want? Help in making effective choices -- a patient's perspective / Baruch Fischhoff -- 16.Giving advice: decision theory perspectives on sexual assault / Baruch Fischhoff -- 17.Sticky decisions: peanut butter in a time of Salmonella / Baruch Fischhoff -- pt. VI Aiding public risk decisions -- 18.A multi-channel stakeholder consultation process for transmission deregulation / Gordon Butte -- 19.The science and practice of risk ranking / Granger Morgan -- 20.Counting casualties: a framework for respectful, useful records / Noam Fischhoff.
650 0 $aRisk perception.
650 0 $aRisk-taking (Psychology)
650 0 $aDecision making.
650 0 $aRisk$xSociological aspects.
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