What Is a Principle That Can Help Us Evaluate Risk

question 36

Multiple Choice

What is a principle that can help us evaluate risk?

• A) When faced with a risk, make comparisons with other risks.
• B) Focus on the lowest level of risk in every situation.
• C) Consult with a risk evaluation expert.
• D) Follow media reports on current risk levels of emerging technologies.
• E) Avoid all synthetic chemicals.

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Definitions:

Inattentional Blindness

The psychological phenomenon where an individual fails to perceive an unexpected stimulus in plain sight, purely as a result of lack of attention rather than any vision defects or deficits.

Sequential Processing

The cognitive process of understanding and managing information in a specific, ordered sequence, critical for tasks such as problem-solving and learning.

Blindsight

A phenomenon in which people who are perceptually blind in a certain area of their visual field demonstrate some response to visual stimuli in that area without consciously perceiving them.

Selective Attention

The process by which one focuses on one input or task while ignoring other stimuli or information.