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Spontaneous judgements of health related-risk

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posted on 2012-11-01, 00:00 authored by Mark G. Brown
In health psychology, individuals’ judgements about health risks have almost exclusively been investigated by explicitly soliciting such judgements. Five novel methodologies were used to examine risk judgements that are made spontaneously, without prompting. The findings suggest that spontaneous risk judgements can differ in important ways from researcher solicited ones.

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xvii, [2]-350 pages, : tables, diagrams, some coloured, black and white

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thesis

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thesis

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eng

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Research doctorate

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Ph.D

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R Gold

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Faculty of Health

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School of Psychology

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    Health psychologyRisk assessmentSpontaneous risk judementDecision MakingPsychological Methodology, Design and AnalysisHealth, Clinical and Counselling Psychology

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