Facts and Fears: Understanding Perceived Risk

Facts and Fears: Understanding Perceived Risk is a book chapter by Paul Slovic, Baruch Fischhoff, Sarah Lichtenstein (1980), published by Societal Risk Assessment. IX Coach's practice library cites it in 1 practice across 1 concept; each one is listed below, so you can see exactly where this book chapter is put to use.

Where to find it

DOI record (10.1007/978-1-4899-0445-4_9)

Practices on IX Coach that cite Facts and Fears

Calibrate dread against statistical frequency
Look up the actual rate of the feared outcome before letting dread drive a decision.
The Affect Heuristic — When Feelings Substitute for Facts

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