Interpreting Uncertainty: Ambiguity Effects in the Evalution of Risk Information

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.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Kuhn, Kristine Marie

Contributors dc:contributor

• Budescu, David V.

• Psychology, Cognitive

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI9737170

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/82212