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Attributions of accidents to “human error” in news stories: Effects on perceived culpability, perceived preventability, and perceived need for punishment

Michael A. Nees, Nithya Sharma, Ava Shore

2020Accident Analysis & Prevention17 citationsDOI

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AttributionHuman errorCulpabilityPerceptionPsychologySocial psychologyHuman factors and ergonomicsPoison controlAffect (linguistics)Accident (philosophy)Applied psychologyMedicineMedical emergencyCriminologyPhilosophyRisk analysis (engineering)NeuroscienceEpistemologyCommunicationOccupational Health and Safety ResearchRisk Perception and ManagementSafety Warnings and Signage
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