The psychology of risk /
Glynis M. Breakwell.
- Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
- xiii, 335 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-313) and index.
A psychological framework for analyzing risk -- Hazard perception -- Individual and group differences in risk perception -- Decision-making about risks -- Risk and emotion -- Risk communication -- Errors, accidents and emergencies -- Risk and complex organizations -- Social amplification and social representations of risk -- Changing risk responses.