Risk-taking behavior

著者

• Yates, J. Frank (Jacques Frank)

書誌事項

Risk-taking behavior

edited by J. Frank Yates

（Wiley series in human performance and cognition）

Wiley, c1992

• : pbk

注記

Includes bibliographies and indexes

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

ISBN 9780471922506

内容説明

This is an examination of the psychological foundations and ramifications of risk-taking behaviour. A major feature of the book is its comprehensive coverage of ideas from multiple perspectives - within psychology itself as well as areas like economics, medicine and decision analysis - and its integration of them. The book offers insights into fundamental risk concepts; discoveries about risk-taking in group settings; models and evidence about practices that affect individuals' susceptibility to health threats and recommendations on how personnel training as well as product, architectural and organizational design can encourage appropriate risk-taking.

目次

• The risk construct
• risk and optimality
• risk appraisal
• individual differences in risk-taking
• risk-taking - a developmental perspective
• group risk-taking - selected topics
• stress, affect and risk-taking
• risk-taking and health
• risk-taking and accident causation
• risk-taking, design and training.

巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780471951407

内容説明

Risk is pervasive and seemingly inescapable in contemporary life. This study examines the psychological foundations and ramifications of this activity. A major feature of the book is its comprehensive coverage of ideas from multiple perspectives - within psychology itself as well as economics, medicine and decision analysis - and its integration of them. The book offers detailed insights into fundamental risk concepts; discoveries about risk-taking in group settings; models and evidence about practices that affect individuals' susceptibility to health threats; recommendations on how personnel training as well as product, architectural and organizational design can encourage appropriate risk-taking; and future research directions.

目次

• The risk construct
• risk and optimality
• risk appraisal
• individual differences in risk-taking
• risk-taking - a development perspective
• group risk-taking
• stress, affect and risk-taking
• risk-taking and health
• risk-taking and accident causation
• risk-taking, design and training.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA14195309
• ISBN:
  • 0471922501
  • 0471951404
• LCCN: 91021229
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Chichester ; New York
• ページ数/冊数: xxii, 345 p.
• 大きさ: 24 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : BF637.R57
  • DC20 : 155.9
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Risk-taking (Psychology)
• 親書誌ID:
  • BA06811360