?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Risk-specific+search+for+risk-defusing+operators&rft.creator=Wilke%2C+Martina&rft.creator=Haug%2C+Heike&rft.creator=Funke%2C+Joachim&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.description=According+to+the+concept+of+%E2%80%9Cactive+risk-defusing+behavior%E2%80%9D%2C+decision+makers+in+risky+situations+look+for+additional+actions+that+reduce+risk+and+allow+them+to+favor+the+more+risky+alternative.+Our+study+demonstrates+that+risk-defusing+behavior+depends+on+the+type+of+risk+(normal%2C+medium%2C+catastrophic+or+global)+as+well+as+on+the+domain+(health%2C+economy+or+ecology).+In+total%2C+12+scenarios+(four+risk+types+from+three+risk+domains+each)+were+constructed.+Using+the+interview+techniques+of+active+information+search+and+thinking-aloud%2C+120+interviews+about+decision-making+processes+with+these+scenarios+were+conducted.+They+showed+that+the+active+search+for+different+risk-defusing+operators+depends+on+the+type+of+risk%2C+but+even+more+on+the+domain+of+the+scenario.+Results+suggest+a+need+for+further+research+about+a+typology+of+risk+situations+in+which%2C+besides+formal+classification+criteria%2C+content+issues+are+also+explored.+&rft.date=2008&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6628%2F1%2FWilke_Haug%2526Funke_2008_SJP_Risk.pdf&rft.identifier=++Wilke%2C+Martina+and+Haug%2C+Heike+and+Funke%2C+Joachim++(2008)+Risk-specific+search+for+risk-defusing+operators.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6628%2F