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...

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Main Authors: Yoav Ganzach, Shmuel Ellis, Asya Pazy, Tali Ricci-Siag
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Judgment and Decision Making 2008-04-01
Series:Judgment and Decision Making
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Online Access:http://journal.sjdm.org/jdm7424.pdf