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How attitude and behaviour affect our reactions to risk: The gorilla in the room (2014)
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Weick, M., & Vasiljevic, M. (2014). How attitude and behaviour affect our reactions to risk: The gorilla in the room. [No known commissioning body]

In this article, Mario Weick, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Kent and Milica Vasiljevic, Research Associate at the Behaviour and Health Research Unit at the University of Cambridge, discuss insights gained from social, cognitive,... Read More about How attitude and behaviour affect our reactions to risk: The gorilla in the room.

Reasoning about extreme events: A review of behavioural biases in relation to catastrophe risks (2013)
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Vasiljevic, M., Weick, M., Taylor-Gooby, P., Abrams, D., & Hopthrow, T. (2013). Reasoning about extreme events: A review of behavioural biases in relation to catastrophe risks. [No known commissioning body]

The present report outlines behavioural biases studied in the literature in relation to the way people reason about and respond to catastrophe risks. The project is led by the Lighthill Risk Network, in collaboration with a team of social and behavio... Read More about Reasoning about extreme events: A review of behavioural biases in relation to catastrophe risks.

Cognition: Minding Risks (2012)
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Weick, M., Hopthrow, T., Abrams, D., & Taylor-Gooby, P. (2012). Cognition: Minding Risks. [No known commissioning body]

Risk identification is one of the keys to successful risk management, but we are not equally aware of all risks. Because the brain filters information, people make decisions based on a subset of the available evidence. This fundamental principle of c... Read More about Cognition: Minding Risks.

Arts and kindness (2012)
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Broadwood, J., Bunting, C., Andrews, T., Abrams, D., & Van de Vyver, J. (2012). Arts and kindness. [No known commissioning body]