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  • Slovic, Paul (Journal of Applied Psychology, 1969)
    This study illustrates an analysis-of-variance technique for describing the use of information by persons making complex judgments. Ss were two stockbrokers who rated the growth potential of stocks on the basis of 11 ...
  • Slovic, Paul; Lichtenstein, Sarah (Journal of Experimental Psycholog, 1971)
    Subjects in 3 experiments chose their preferred bet from pairs of bets, and later bid for each bet separately. In each pair, one bet had· a higher probability ·of winning (P bet); the other offered more to win (S bet). ...
  • Slovic, Paul (Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1972)
    An effort was made to construct two structurally similar risk-taking tasks in order to evaluate inter-task consistency of individual differences. Only the mode of response differed between tasks. In one task, subjects chose ...
  • Slovic, Paul; MacPhillamy, Douglas (Organizational Behavior and Human Performance, 1974)
    Subjects compared pairs of students with respect to potential college GPA. Both students had scores on one common dimension (e.g., Englist skills) and a unique dimension (e.g., Quantitative Aptitude for Student A and Need ...
  • Slovic, Paul; Kunreuther, Howard; White, Gilbert F. (Earthscan Publications, 1974-01)
    The distress and disruption caused by extreme natural events has stimulated considerable interest in understanding and improving the decision-making processes that determine a manager's adjustment to natural hazards. ...
  • Slovic, Paul; Fischhoff, Baruch; Lichtenstein, Sarah (Accident Analysis and Prevention, 1978)
    Motorists' reluctance to wear seat belts is examined in light of research showing (a) that protective behavior is influenced more by the probability of a hazard than by the magnitude of its consequences and (b) that people ...
  • Kunreuther, Howard; Slovic, Paul (American Economic Review, 1978)
  • Slovic, Paul; Vastfjall, Daniel; Erlandsson, Arvid; Gregory, Robin (National Academy of Sciences, 2016-12-08)
    The power of visual imagery is well known, enshrined in such familiar sayings as “seeing is believing” and “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Iconic photos stir our emotions and transform our perspectives about life ...
  • Gregory, Robin (Science, Technology, & Human Values, 2017)
    Inclusivity is widely considered a requirement of defensible environmental risk consultations and is often either mandated or recommended to help ensure attention to stakeholders’ diverse views. Experience suggests the ...
  • Slovic, Paul (Oregon Research Institute, 1972-04)
    Recent experimental evidence is marshalled in support of the position that man's limited memory, attention, and reasoning capabilities lead him to apply simple strain-reducing cognitive strategies for processing information ...
  • University of Oregon. Center for the Study of Women in Society (Center for the Study of Women in Society, University of Oregon, 2016)
    Faculty and students affiliated with CSWS generate and share research with other scholars and educators, the public, policymakers, and activists. CSWS researchers come from a broad range of fields in arts and humanities, ...
  • University of Oregon. Center for the Study of Women in Society (Center for the Study of Women in Society, University of Oregon, 2015)
    Faculty and students affiliated with CSWS generate and share research with other scholars and educators, the public, policymakers, and activists. CSWS researchers come from a broad range of fields in arts and humanities, ...
  • University of Oregon. Center for the Study of Women in Society (Center for the Study of Women in Society, University of Oregon, 2014)
    Faculty and students affiliated with CSWS generate and share research with other scholars and educators, the public, policymakers, and activists. CSWS researchers come from a broad range of fields in arts and humanities, ...
  • University of Oregon. Center for the Study of Women in Society (University of Oregon, Center for the Study of Women in Society, 2013)
    Faculty and students affiliated with CSWS generate and share research with other scholars and educators, the public, policymakers, and activists. CSWS researchers come from a broad range of fields in arts and humanities, ...
  • University of Oregon. Center for the Study of Women in Society (University of Oregon, Center for the Study of Women in Society, 2012)
    Faculty and students affiliated with CSWS generate and share research with other scholars and educators, the public, policymakers, and activists. CSWS researchers come from a broad range of fields in arts and humanities, ...
  • University of Oregon. Center for the Study of Women in Society (University of Oregon, Center for the Study of Women in Society, 2011)
  • University of Oregon. Center for the Study of Women in Society (University of Oregon, Center for the Study of Women in Society, 2010)
    The Center for the Study of Women in Society promotes research on the complexity of women’s lives and the intersecting nature of gender identities and inequalities. Faculty and graduate students affiliated with the ...
  • University of Oregon. Center for the Study of Women in Society (Center for the Study of Women in Society, University of Oregon, 2009)
    Faculty members and graduate students affiliated with the Center for the Study of Women in Society study women and gender from perspectives that emphasize the complexity of women’s lives and the intersecting nature of ...
  • Luk, Sharon (University of Oregon, Center for the Study of Women in Society, 2016)
    The Life of Paper, a Poetics: Letters and Mass Incarceration in Global California This book aims not only to denaturalize the geographic borders, political-economic laws, and civic norms that expose people to state-sanctioned ...

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