Myths of the Psychometric Paradigm and how they can misinform risk communication
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risk perception; risk communication; psychometric paradigm;All these keywords.
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CBE-2006-10-28 (Cognitive and Behavioural Economics)
- NEP-KNM-2006-10-28 (Knowledge Management and Knowledge Economy)
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