Fuzzy risk perception: Correlates of "Fuzzy" and specific measures of outcome likelihood in young drinkers

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 120-129

  Brown, Stephen L ^a   Nowlan, Leanne ^a   Taylor, Paul J ^b   Morley, Andy M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accountability; Alcohol; Behavior change; Fuzzy trace theory; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DECISION MAKING; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887558674     PISSN: 1076898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0033284     Document Type: Article

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