Communicating About the Risks of Terrorism (or Anything Else)

American Psychologist

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 520-531

  Fischhoff, Baruch ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Decision making; Nuclear weapons; Risk; Terror

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; POLICY; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; TERRORISM;

COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; POLITICS; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK; TERRORISM;

EID: 80052636175     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024570     Document Type: Article

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