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  2. Asociality - Wikipedia

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    The risk of adverse social experiences is high for those with autism, and so they may prefer to be avoidant in social situations rather than experience anxiety over social performance. Social deficits in people with autism is directly correlated with the increased prevalence of social anxiety in this community. [ 45 ]

  3. Escalation of commitment - Wikipedia

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    In these instances, people take further risk in an attempt to avoid further problems. This is even more likely when subjects view current issues as having unstable reasoning rather than stable reasoning, or when the individual is unwilling to admit mistakes. [4] They then believe the situation will stabilize or turn around.

  4. Cultural theory of risk - Wikipedia

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    A variety of scholars have presented survey data in support of Cultural Theory. The first of these was Karl Dake, a graduate student of Wildavsky, who correlated perceptions of various societal risks—environmental disaster, external aggression, internal disorder, market breakdown—with subjects’ scores on attitudinal scales that he believed reflected the “cultural worldviews ...

  5. Dignity of risk - Wikipedia

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    In the past, we found clever ways to build avoidance of risk into the lives of persons living with disabilities. Now we must work equally hard to help find the proper amount of risk these people have the right to take. We have learned that there can be healthy development in risk taking and there can be crippling indignity in safety! [8]

  6. 35 Habits People Developed Because They Are Poor That Others ...

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    Poor people can't understand why rich people don't just give away their money either," Johnny added. "We're lucky to live in an age where anyone with access to information, the internet, and ...

  7. Uncertainty avoidance - Wikipedia

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    The development of new ideas makes them uncomfortable and only take risks that they know have success rates. [1] Older people in high UA are highly respected and feared of. [ 4 ] When children are being taught the beliefs of their culture, they cannot question them.

  8. Rise of vaccine distrust - why more of us are questioning jabs

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    The worry is if people feel forced or coerced into taking a vaccine at certain times, wider vaccine confidence and uptake may experience a backlash. Personal liberty versus state control

  9. Risk aversion (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    Direct risk aversion may explain why, as people demonstrate their literal distaste for any and all levels of uncertainty. By paying a premium (often higher than the cost of replacement) for the possibility that insurance may come in handy, people display direct risk aversion by valuing a risky prospect below the value of its worst possible ...