Travel risks in a time of terror: Judgments and choices

Risk Analysis

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1301-1309

  Fischhoff, Baruch ^a,b   De Bruin, Wändi Bruine ^b   Perrin, Wendy ^c   Downs, Julie ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Emotion; Risk perception; Terrorism; Travel

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKING; PROBLEM SOLVING; PUBLIC RISKS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURVEYING;

DECISION DOMAIN; TERRORIST ATTACKS; TRAVEL RISKS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RISK PERCEPTION; TERRORISM; TOURIST DESTINATION;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERRORISM; TRAVEL;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 8844250096     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0272-4332.2004.00527.x     Document Type: Article

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