Riskometer—Voting with Your Feet

Authors

Robert Bardon, North Carolina State UniversityFollow
Nate Meyer, University of MinnesotaFollow
Susan Moore, North Carolina State UniversityFollow
Gail Overholt, University of WisconsinFollow
Georgia Peterson, Michigan State UniveristyFollow
Viviane Simon-Brown, Oregon State UniversityFollow
Sanford S. Smith, Penn State UniversityFollow
Peter J. Stortz, University of AlaskaFollow

Volume

47

Issue

2

Abstract

As Extension professionals, we are faced with the need to educate youth and adults about risk and to assess their preference for risk; however, many find the concepts difficult to illustrate. This article lays out a simple technique that can be used to illustrate how personal attitudes toward risk change with changes in situations. Youth and adults who participate in the exercise will have a better understanding of risk and their attitudes about risk, which will lead them to make personal choices that are right for them.

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Recommended Citation

Bardon, R., Meyer, N., Moore, S., Overholt, G., Peterson, G., Simon-Brown, V., Smith, S. S., & Stortz, P. J. (2009). Riskometer—Voting with Your Feet. The Journal of Extension, 47(2), Article 17. https://open.clemson.edu/joe/vol47/iss2/17