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Environmental Science

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Set 2 Risk And Uncertainty

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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_______ choices about environmental problems involve _______.

A) Most; clear and present dangers
B) Few; clear and present dangers
C) Most; low risk so decisions are easy to make
D) Few; any risk and decisions are easy to make
E) All; high risk and require fast decisions and actions

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Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

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Which term best defines the following statement: "The chance of a disaster is low and the timing is unpredictable."

A) Risk
B) Actual risk
C) Stochastic
D) Subjective decisions
E) Typicality

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Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

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Which academic discipline has shown that people are subject to biases in their decision-making?

A) Environmental science
B) Physics
C) Sociology
D) Economics
E) Psychology

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