Practice Examples of Media Coverage Disparities - 2.3 | 10. Understanding Risk Perception | Disaster Preparedness & Planning - Vol 7
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Question 1

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What is risk perception?

💡 Hint: Consider how individuals view various hazards.

Question 2

Easy

Name one factor that can influence perceived risk.

💡 Hint: Think about emotional reactions to different situations.

Practice 4 more questions and get performance evaluation

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Question 1

What does risk perception refer to?

  • Understanding risks through statistics
  • Judging risk severity and likelihood subjectively
  • Categorizing disasters by their occurrences

💡 Hint: Consider how different people interpret risks.

Question 2

True or False: Media coverage equally portrays all disasters.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Reflect on which disasters seem to get more news.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Analyze the effects of media portrayal of disasters on public policy for disaster management.

💡 Hint: Review how different events were covered and discuss their implications.

Question 2

Evaluate an example from your locality where a disaster was covered by the media. Discuss the factors that might have influenced its coverage and the public's reaction.

💡 Hint: Think about what made the event newsworthy initially.

Challenge and get performance evaluation