Our Tendency to Avoid Situations in Which Many People May

question 23

Multiple Choice

Our tendency to avoid situations in which many people may be killed while simultaneously being relatively impervious to risky situations in which deaths are more spread out is called

• A)anchoring.
• B)fatality fear.
• C)dread risk.
• D)fatal risk assessment.

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Definitions:

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Somatogenic Therapy

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