Interpreting Uncertainty: Ambiguity Effects in the Evalution of Risk Information
Kuhn, Kristine Marie
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Description
Title
Interpreting Uncertainty: Ambiguity Effects in the Evalution of Risk Information
Author(s)
Kuhn, Kristine Marie
Issue Date
1997
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Budescu, David V.
Department of Study
Psychology
Discipline
Psychology
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Psychology, Cognitive
Language
eng
Abstract
In the second study, individual differences in context-specific attitudes were shown to moderate the influence of assessment uncertainty information on environmental risk perception. The presence or absence of assessment uncertainty information in hypothetical risk scenarios did not affect average levels of perceived risk, but, when asked to consider tradeoffs between risks and social/monetary benefits, the relation between environmental concern and perceived risk was strongly moderated by the type of assessment uncertainty information presented. Implications for risk polarization and conflict are discussed.
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