Psychological Perspectives on Risk and Risk Analysis: Theory, Models, and Applications

Part I: Individual Differences in Risk Perception and Risk Taking Behavior.- Chapter 1: Personality and Risk: Beyond Daredevils - Risk Taking from a Temperament Perspective.- Chapter 2: Individual Differences in the Judgment of Risks: Sociodemographic Characteristics, Cultural Orientation, and Level of Expertise.- Chapter 3: Differences in Risk Perception Between Hazards and Between Individuals.- Part II: Cognitive, Emotional and Social Aspects Perspectives on Risk.- Chapter 4: Cognitive, Developmental, and Neurobiological Aspects of Risk Judgments.- Chapter 5: Emotional Aspects of Risk Perceptions.- Chapter 6: The Group Effect: Social Influences on Risk Identification, Analysis, and Decision Making.- Part III: Modeling Decision Making under Risk.- Chapter 7: The Use of Heuristics in Decision Making under Risk and Uncertainty.- Chapter 8: Behavioral Models of Decision Making under Risk.- Chapter 9: Cognitive Architectures as a Scaffolding for Risky Choice Models.- Chapter 10: Risk Culture: An Alternative Approach to Handling Risks.- Part IV: Communicating Risks to the Public.- Chapter 11: Communicating Risks: Principles and Challenges.- Chapter 12: Improving Understanding of Health-Relevant Numerical Information.- Chapter 13: Developing Health Risk Communications: Four Lessons Learned.- Part V: Practical Implications for Industry, Policy & Research.- Chapter 14: Measuring Subjective Risk Estimates.- Chapter 15: Risk and Uncertainty in the Insurance Industry.- Chapter 16: Implications for Risk Governance.