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Publication Date: 1979-Apr
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Rating the Risks.
Slovic, Paul; And Others
Environment, v21 n3 p14-20 Apr 1979
Explains how people arrive at personal hazard assessments. Explores why people overestimate some hazards and underestimate others. Examines risk ratings for activities and technologies such as nuclear power, motor vehicles, pesticides, and vaccinations. (MA)
Descriptors: Accidents, Diseases, Environmental Education, Health, Perception, Prediction, Probability, Risk, Science Education, Technology
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Language: English
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