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Factors Affecting Decision Making Concerning the Location of a Nuclear Waste Repository

The Korean Journal of Cognitive and Biological Psychology / The Korean Journal of Cognitive and Biological Psychology, (P)1226-9654; (E)2733-466X
2005, v.17 no.4, pp.461-475


& (2005). Factors Affecting Decision Making Concerning the Location of a Nuclear Waste Repository. The Korean Journal of Cognitive and Biological Psychology, 17(4), 461-475.

Abstract

In order to examine the determinants of decision making concerning the location of nuclear waste repository, we conducted a survey in regions, where issues pertaining to local repository are actually raised. As previous research which indicated that affect played an important role in risk perception and risk judgement, affect was a good predictor of decision making of local nuclear waste repository. Those who had more negative affect of repository were significantly less likely to vote for local repository. Among various respondent characteristics, individualist cultural bias, post-materialist value, and self-described ideology proved to be statistically significant determinants. Those who scored low on an individualist cultural bias measure, those who scored high on post-materialism value, and those who described self as being conservative were opposed to the construction of a local repository. It was shown in the present study that important determinants of decision making were a potential stigma effect, perceived risk magnitude, trust in government and in experts, and affect. Finally, the implications of our results for cognitive psychologists and future investigations were discussed.

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location of nuclear waste repository, affect, stigma, risk judgement and decision making, 방폐장 입지, 감정, 낙인효과, 세계관, 위험 판단 및 의사결정, location of nuclear waste repository, affect, stigma, risk judgement and decision making

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