Risk perception of common consumer products: judgments of accident frequency and precautionary intent
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Education systems to enlighten people of consumer product risk are necessary. People were asked to gauge product-related injuries at different paces. Risk level was assessed quickly and correctly, the latter not being related to the pace. Perceived injury severity was related to interviewee's risk estimates and intent ratings.
Publication Name: Journal of Safety Research
Subject: Transportation industry
ISSN: 0022-4375
Year: 1993
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The relative contributions of injury severity and likelihood information on hazard-risk judgments and warning compliance
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Safety communications should focus on injury severity rather than the likelihood of being hurt. Research on perception of product hazardousness shows high severity warnings produced high hazard ratings. Injury likelihood produced no effect.
Publication Name: Journal of Safety Research
Subject: Transportation industry
ISSN: 0022-4375
Year: 1999
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Hazard and risk perception among young novice drivers
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A summary of research on hazard and risk perception among young automobile drivers is presented. Topics include self-assessed driving ability, risk acceptance, the need for better driver training programs.
Publication Name: Journal of Safety Research
Subject: Transportation industry
ISSN: 0022-4375
Year: 1999
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