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Risk Realization, Emotion, And Policy Making, Chris Guthrie
Risk Realization, Emotion, And Policy Making, Chris Guthrie
Missouri Law Review
People are likely to overestimate the impact of negative life events on our enduring sense of well-being. If true, this empirical finding puts policy makers in an awkward position because they are generally called upon to make policy in anticipation of , rather than in response to, such events. Nonetheless, I will argue that policy makers should take into account our tendency to overestimate the emotional impact of such events.
Fear: A Story In Three Parts, Rachel F. Moran
Fear: A Story In Three Parts, Rachel F. Moran
Missouri Law Review
This article reflects on the story of Army PFC Jesse A. Givens. It is a story of fear in three parts. I hope to gain understanding of emotion as part of a private experience, and interpersonal communication, and a public event. As the story will show, fear can be defined in purely cognitive terms. Fear can also be defined as “cognition plus.” Argued here is that a purely cognitive approach is inadequate for a complete analysis of emotion’s role in collective decision-making. What seems critical is that proponents of both pure cognition and cognition plus move beyond definitions of emotion …
Perceptions Of Terrorism And Disease Risks: A Cross-National Comparison, Neal Feigenson, Daniel Bailis, William Klein
Perceptions Of Terrorism And Disease Risks: A Cross-National Comparison, Neal Feigenson, Daniel Bailis, William Klein
Missouri Law Review
This article seeks to demonstrate why is important for policy makers to understand how people evaluate health and safety risks. This type of understanding is essential to communicate policy and to anticipate public reactions. Current events have caused many people across the globe to feel more at risk than previous generations, making this inquiry especially relevant.