Risks Seem Low While Climbing High: Shift in Risk Perception and Error Rates in the Course of Indoor Climbing Activities

Little is known about people’s risk perception while participating in potentially harmful activities. In a field study conducted in a climbing gym, we investigated how the climbing activity influences climbers’ risk perception and error rates. Based on research on embodiment, we argue that the perce...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Raue, Martina Julia, Kolodziej, Ronnie, Lermer, Eva, Streicher, Bernhard
Other Authors: AgeLab (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media SA 2020
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/125226