Risk as value: Combining affect and analysis in risk judgments

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 141-164

  Finucane, Melissa L ^a   Holup, Joan L ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Analysis; Decision making; Dual process models; Judgment; Perceived risk; Value

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

AFFECT; DUAL PROCESS MODELS; JUDGEMENT; PERCEIVED RISKS; VALUE;

RISK PERCEPTION;

EID: 29744434722     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669870500166930     Document Type: Article

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