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Risk communication

a method that compares lay beliefs about a hazard with an expert model to find gaps and misconceptions that communications should address.

In risk communication, mental models approach to risk communication refers to a method that compares lay beliefs about a hazard with an expert model to find gaps and misconceptions that communications should address. This meaning comes from Bostrom (1992) in Journal of Social Issues.[1]

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Bostrom, A., Fischhoff, B., & Morgan, M. G. (1992). Characterizing Mental Models of Hazardous Processes: A Methodology and an Application to Radon. Journal of Social Issues, 48(4), 85-100. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-4560.1992.tb01946.x

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