Ep 13: Do near misses increase risky decision making?
Conventional wisdom suggests investigating and circulating knowledge of near misses. These 'free lessons', so it goes, are supposed to help us learn without the need for injury or damage.
But can near misses also lead to a desensitisation of risk over time, focusing on the achieved success, rather than the near loss?
Today's paper is from Dillon, R. L., & Tinsley, C. H. (2016). Near-miss events, risk messages, and decision making. Environment Systems and Decisions, 36(1), 34-44.
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