What factors affect your perception of risk

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Assignment:

1. Think about a natural or human-caused hazard that could occur in Greenville, South Carolina

2. What factors do you personally use in thinking about risk associated with that hazard?

3. What factors affect your perception of risk?

4. Which factors or points are rational, slow-thinking-based, and which are "gut"?

5. Address whether any points in this week's readings might alter your risk perception processing in the future. (links below)

"Perception of Risk Posed by Extreme" Events
"Risk Perceptions and Preparedness among Mid-Atlantic Coastal Residents in Advance of Hurricane Sandy"
"Fast and Slow Thinking in the Face of Catastrophic Risk"

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