title: Perception of risk.
abstract: Studies of risk perception examine the judgements people make when they are asked to characterize and evaluate hazardous activities and technologies. This research aims to aid risk analysis and policy-making by providing a basis for understanding and anticipating public responses to hazards and improving the communication of risk information among lay people, technical experts, and decision-makers. This work assumes that those who promote and regulate health and safety need to understand how people think about and respond to risk. Without such understanding, well-intended policies may be ineffective.
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D007600:Judgment; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011336:Probability; D012306:Risk