Social desirability influences on judgements of biotechnology across the dimensions of risk, ethicality and naturalness

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 989-1003

  Fleming, Piers ^a   Townsend, Ellen ^a   Lowe, Kenneth C ^a   Ferguson, Eamonn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethicality; Genetic modification; Naturalness; Risk perception; Social desirability

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; HEALTH RISKS; MOTIVATION; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK PERCEPTION;

DIMENSIONAL JUDGMENTS; GENETIC MODIFICATION; NATURAL HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

SOCIAL ASPECTS;

EID: 35448929746     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669870701486913     Document Type: Article

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