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Risk Overgeneralization in Times of a Contagious Disease Threat
Abstract
People’s assessment of risks is swayed by their current feelings. COVID-19 invokes powerful feelings because it is (i) a salient, enormous threat, (ii) unfamiliar, and (iii) intertwined with xenophobia. These three factors are known to exert predictable influence on people’s risk overgeneralization, policy preference, and sociopolitical attitudes. We provide a succinct, illustrative review of empirical work on these dynamics in times of a...
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Title
Risk Overgeneralization in Times of a Contagious Disease Threat
Published Date
Jun 16, 2020
Journal
Volume
11
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