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Peer reviewedRiechard, Donald E.; McGarrity, Jean – Journal of Environmental Education, 1994
In this exploratory study, perceptions of relative risk held by 120 early adolescents (11-14 years) were examined for 10 hazards: wild animals, fire, nuclear energy, pollution, storms, war, car accidents, people, no food, and drugs. Dissonance was found between perceptions of risk and computed risk associated with factual data. (LZ)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Elementary Secondary Education, Environment
