Can We Do Better Next Time? Italians’ Response to the COVID-19 Emergency through a Heuristics and Biases Lens

Can We Do Better Next Time? Italians’ Response to the COVID-19 Emergency through a Heuristics and Biases Lens

During the outbreak of COVID-19 in Italy, people often failed to adopt behaviors that could have stopped, or at least slowed down, the spread of this deadly disease. We offer cognitive explanations for these decisions, based on some of the most common heuristics and biases that are known to influenc...

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Main Authors: Raffaella Misuraca, Ursina Teuscher, Costanza Scaffidi Abbate, Francesco Ceresia, Michele Roccella, Lucia Parisi, Luigi Vetri, Silvana Miceli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Behavioral Sciences
Subjects:
heuristics
biases
COVID-19
decision-making
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/12/2/39

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