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Physical Sciences and Mathematics

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1993

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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences

Advancing Understanding Of Knowledge's Role In Lay Risk Perception, Branden B. Johnson Jun 1993

Advancing Understanding Of Knowledge's Role In Lay Risk Perception, Branden B. Johnson

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Emphasizing how knowledge affects lay Risk perception, summarizing studies and suggesting further research, the author differentiates between knowledge production, knowledge dissemination and information processing as affected by, e.g., heuristics and Risk aversion. He also suggests that better understanding of lay knowledge can also illuminate experts' hazard knowledge.


The Science Court: A Bibliography, Jon R. Cavicchi Mar 1993

The Science Court: A Bibliography, Jon R. Cavicchi

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

This bibliography lists articles that focus specifically on the Science Court as proposed by Professor Kantrowitz in the mid-sixties. In a separate part articles casually mentioning that proposal in assorted contexts are presented.