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Study shows how society thinks about risk

Jul 09, 2022

Basel [Switzerland], July 9 : Many of our daily activities involve some level of risk, be it to our work, our finances or our health. But how is risk perceived in society and how do individuals think about risk? Dr. Dirk Wulff and Professor Rui Mata, researchers at the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Basel say, "There is great scientific interest in the phenomenon of risk." "But disciplines like psychology, sociology, and economics define it in different ways," explains Dirk Wulff.