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psychic numbing: a standalone construct

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Judgment and decision making

declining concern as the number of victims grows.

In judgment and decision making, psychic numbing refers to declining concern as the number of victims grows. This meaning comes from Slovic (2007) in Judgment and Decision Making.[1]

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References

Slovic, P. (2007). “If I look at the mass I will never act”: Psychic numbing and genocide. Judgment and Decision Making, 2(2), 79-95. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1930297500000061

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