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The Effects of Psychic Numbing on Risk Perception
This chapter delves into psychic numbing, illustrating how emotional responses skew human decision-making regarding risk. It highlights the singularity effect, where empathy wanes as tragedy scales up, posing challenges to public reactions amidst mass casualties like those seen in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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