Risk-taking Behaviour
Published on 17. December 1991
Book
Hardback
370 pages
978-0-471-92250-6 (ISBN)
Description
This is an examination of the psychological foundations and ramifications of risk-taking behaviour. A major feature of the book is its comprehensive coverage of ideas from multiple perspectives - within psychology itself as well as areas like economics, medicine and decision analysis - and its integration of them. The book offers insights into fundamental risk concepts; discoveries about risk-taking in group settings; models and evidence about practices that affect individuals' susceptibility to health threats and recommendations on how personnel training as well as product, architectural and organizational design can encourage appropriate risk-taking.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Ill.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Weight
820 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-92250-6 (9780471922506)
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Content
The risk construct; risk and optimality; risk appraisal; individual differences in risk-taking; risk-taking - a developmental perspective; group risk-taking - selected topics; stress, affect and risk-taking; risk-taking and health; risk-taking and accident causation; risk-taking, design and training.