Augusto Ferrari
Biographic Data
| ID | 9407083 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Augusto Ferrari |
| GIVEN NAMES | Augusto |
| FAMILY NAME | Ferrari |
| SIGNATURE | FERRARI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | San Raffaele University of Rome |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6037-0324 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
From chance to choice
In risk communication to patients, Medical Doctors frequently use analogies attempting to enhance the otherwise poor comprehension of small probabilities by laypeople. Two experiments examined the effects of the verbal analogy (asking patients to figure out the probability of an outcome by imagining the chance to draw a winning ball from a jar) on individuals' probability perception by means of seven-point Likert scales. Study 1 showed that the e…
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From chance to choice
In risk communication to patients, Medical Doctors frequently use analogies attempting to enhance the otherwise poor comprehension of small probabilities by laypeople. Two experiments examined the effects of the verbal analogy (asking patients to figure out the probability of an outcome by imagining the chance to draw a winning ball from a jar) on individuals' probability perception by means of seven-point Likert scales. Study 1 showed that the e…
Analogy (1 works) · Cognitive psychology (1 works) · Comprehension (1 works) · Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (1 works) · Epistemology (1 works) · Linguistics (1 works) · Lottery (1 works) · Mathematics (1 works) · Perception (1 works) · Psychology (1 works)