On the perception and operationalization of risk perception
We compare and critique two measures of risk perception. We suggest that a single question --- ``How risky is the situation?'' --- captures the concept of risk perception more accurately than the multiple-item measure used by Sitkin and Weingart (1995). In fact, this latter measure inadver...
Main Authors: | Yoav Ganzach, Shmuel Ellis, Asya Pazy, Tali Ricci-Siag |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Society for Judgment and Decision Making
2008-04-01
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Series: | Judgment and Decision Making |
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Online Access: | http://journal.sjdm.org/jdm7424.pdf |
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