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tomanydevelopersoftechnologiesthataffectpublichealthortheenvironment."
riskcommunication"
meanspersuadingthepublicthatthepotentialrisksofsuchtechnologiesaresmalland
(5)shouldbeignored.thosewhocommunicaterisksinthiswayseemtobelievethatlaypeopledonotunderstandtheactualnatureoftechnologicalrisk.andtheycancitestudiesassertingthat.althoughpeopleapparentlyignoremundanehazardsthatpose
(10)significantdanger,theygetupsetaboutexotichazardsthatposelittlechanceofdeathorinjury.becausesomeriskcommunicatorstakethispersuasivestance,manylaypeoplesee"
asaeuphemismforbrainwashingdonebyexperts
(15)sincehoweverthegoalofriskcommunicationshouldbetoenablepeopletomakeinformeddecisionsabouttechnologicalrisks,aclearunderstandingabouthowthepublicperceivesriskisneeded.laypeoplesdefinitionsof"
risk"
aremorelikelytoreflect
(20)subjectiveethicalconcernsthanareexpertsdefinitionslaypeopleforexampletendtoperceiveasmallrisktochildrenasmoresignificantthanalargerisktoconsentingadultswhobenefitfromtherisk-creatingtechnology.however,ifaskedtorankhazards
(25)bythenumberofannualfatalities,withoutreferencetoethicaljudgments,laypeopleprovidequitereasonalbeestimates,demonstratingthattheyhavesubstantialknowledgeaboutmanyrisks.althoughsomestudiesclaimtodemonstratethatlaypeoplehaveinappropriate
(30)concernsaboutexotichazards.thesestudiesoftenusequestionablemethods,suchasaskinglaypeopletorankrisksthatarehardtocompare,incontrast,arecentstudyshowedthatwhenlaypeopleweregiventhenecessaryfactsandtimetheyunderstoodthespecific
(35)risksofelectromagneticfieldsproducedbyhigh-voltagepowertransmissionwellenoughtomakeinformeddecisions
riskcommunicationshouldthereforebebasedontheprinciplethatpeopleprocessnewinformationin
(40)thecontextoftheirexistingbeliefs.ifpeopleknownothingaboutatopictheywillfindmessagesaboutthattopicincomprehensible,iftheyhaveerroneousbeliefs,theyarelikelytomisconstruethemessages.thus,communicatorsneedtoknowthenatureand
(45)extentofrecipientsknowledgeandbeliefsinordertodesignmessagesthatwillnotbedismissedormisinterpreted.thisneedwasdemonstratedinaresearchprojectconcerningthepublicslevelofknowledgeaboutrisksposedbythepresenceofradon
(50)inthehome.researchersusedopen-endedinterviewsandquestionnairestodeterminewhatinformationshouldbeincludedintheirbrochureonradon.subjectswhoreadtheresearchersbrochureperformedsignificantlybetterinunderstandingradonrisksthansignificantlybetterinunderstandingradonrisksthan
(55)didacontrolgroupwhoreadabrochurethatwaswrittenusingadifferentapproachbyagovernmentagency.thus,carefulpreparationcanhelpriskcommunicatorstoproducebalancedmaterialthattellspeoplewhattheyneedtoknowtomakedecisions
(60)abouttechnologicalrisks
1.whichoneofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainpointofthepassage?
(a)riskcommunicatorsareeffectivelyaddressingtheproloferationofcomplextechnologiesthathaveincreasingimpactonpublichealthandsafety.
(b)riskcommunicatorsshouldassesslaypeoplesunderstandingoftechnologiesinordertobeabletogivethemtheinformationtheyneedtomakereasonabledecisions.
(c)expertswhowanttocommunicatetothepublicaboutthepossiblerisksofcomplextechnologiesmustsimplifytheirmessagetoensurethatitisunderstandable
(d)riskcommunicationcanbeperceivedasthetaskofpersuadinglaypeopletoaccepttheimpactofaparticulartechnologyontheirlives.
(e)laypeoplecanbeundulyinfluencedbysubjectiveconcernswhenmakingdecisionsabouttechnologicalrisks.
2.theauthorsofthepassagewouldbemostlikelytoagreethattheprimarypurposeofriskcommunicationshouldbeto
(a)explainratherthantopersuade
(b)promoteratherthantojustify
(c)influenceexpertsratherthantoinfluencelaypeople
(d)allaypeoplesfearsaboutmundanehazardsratherthanaboutexotichazards.
(e)fosterpublicacceptanceofnewtechnologiesratherthantoacknowledgepeoplesethicalconcerns
3.accordingtothepassage,itisprobablethatwhichoneofthefollowingwilloccurwhenriskcommunicatorsattempttocommunicatewithlaypeoplewhohavemistakenideasaboutaparticulartechnology?
(a)thelaypeopleperceivingthattheriskcommunicatorshaveprovidedmore-reliableinformation,willdiscardtheirmistakennotion
(b)thelaypeoplewillonlypartiallyrevisetheirideasonthebasisofthenewinformation
(c)thelaypeoplefittingthenewinformationintotheirexistingframeworkwillinterpretthecommunicationdifferentlythattheriskcommunicatorshadintended
(d)thelaypeoplemisunderstandingthenewinfromationwillfurtherdistorttheinformationwhentheycommunicateittootherlaypeople
(e)thelaypeoplewillignoreanycommunicationaboutatechnologytheyconsiderpotentiallydangerous
4.whichoneofthefollowingismostclearlyanexampleofthekindofriskperceptiondiscussedinthe"
studies"
mentionedinline8?
(a)askydiverchecksthelinesonherparachuteseveraltimesbeforeajumpbecausetangledlinesoftenkeeptheparachutesfromopeningproperly
(b)apersondecidestoquitsmokinginordertolessontheprobabilityoflungdamagetohimselfandhisfamily
(c)ahomeownerwhodecidestohaveherhousetestedforradonalsodecidesnottoallowanyonetosmokeinherhouse
(d)apersonwhooftenweavesinandoutoftrafficwhiledrivinghiscaratexcessivespeedsworriesaboutmeteoriteshittinghishouse
(e)agroupoftownspeopleopposesthebuildingofanuclearwastedumpoutsidertheirtownandproposesthatthedumpbeplacedinanothertown.
5.itcanbeinferredthattheauthorsofthepassagewouldbemorelikelythanwouldtheriskcommunicatorsdiscussedinthefirstparagraphtoemphasizewhichoneofthefollowing?
(a)laypeoplestendencytobecomealarmedabouttechnologiesthattheyfindneworstrange
(b)laypeoplestendencytocomparerisksthatexpertswouldnotconsidercomparable
(c)theneedforlaypeopletoadoptscientistsadviceabouttechnologicalrisk.
(d)theinabilityoflaypeopletorankhazardsbythenumberoffatalitiescausedannually
(e)theimpactoflaypeoplesvaluesystemsontheirperceptionsofrisk.
6.accordingtothepassagemanylaypeoplebelievewhichoneofthefollowingaboutriskcommunication?
(a)itfocusesexcessivelyonmundanehazards
(b)itisatoolusedtomanipulatethepublie
(c)itisamajorcauseofinaccuraciesinpublicknowledgeaboutscience
(d)itmostoftenfuncitionstohelppeoplemakeinformeddecisions
(e)itslevelofeffectivenessdependsonthelevelofknowledgeitsaudiencealreadyhas
inapril1990representativesofthepicokoreaunionofelectronicsworkersinbuchoncity,southkorea,traveledtotheunitedstatesinordertodemandjustsettlementoftheirclaimsfromtheparentcompany
(5)oftheiremployers.whoupontheformationoftheunionhadshutdownoperationswithoutpayingtheworkersfromthebeginningtheunioncausewaschampionedbyanunprecedentedcoalitionofkoreanamericangroupsanddeeplyaffectedthekoreanamerican
(10)communityonseverallevels.
first,itservedasarallyingfocusforadiversecommunityoftendividedbygeneration,classandpoliticalideologies.mostnotably,thepicocausemobilizedmanyyoungsecond-generationkorean
(15)americans,manyofwhomhadneverbeenpartofapoliticalcampaignbefore,letaloneoneinvolvingkoreanissues.membersofthisgenerationunlikefirst-generationkoreanamericans,generallyfallwithinthemoreprivilegedsectorsofthekoreanamerican
(20)communityandoftenfeelalienatedfromtheirkoreanrootsinadditiontoraisingthepoliticalconsciousnessofyoungkoreanamericans,thepicostrugglesparkedamongthemnewinterestintheirculturalidentitythepieoworkersalsosuggestednewrolesthatcanbe
(25)playedbyrecentimmigrants,particularlyworking-classimmigrantstheseimmigrantsknowledgeofworkingconditionsoverseascanhelptoglobalizetheperspectiveoftheircommunitiesandcanhelptoestablishinternationaltiesonamorepersonallevel,as
(30)winessedintheespeciallywarmexchangebetweenthepicoworkersandrecentworking-classimmigrantsfromchinainadditiontobroadeningthepoliticalbasewithinthekoreanamericancommunity,thepicostrugglealsoledtonewalliancesbetweenthekorean
(35)americancommunityandprograessivelaborandsocialjusticegroupswithinthelargersocietyasevidencedinthesupportreceivedfromthecoalitionoflaborunionwomenandleadingafricanamericanuniontsts.
(40)thereasonsfortheseeffectslieinthenatureofthecausetheissuesraisedbythepicounionistshadsuchastronghumancomponentthatdifferenceswithinthecommunitybecamesecondarytolargerconcernsforsocialjusticeandworkersrightstheworkers
(45)demandsforcompensationandrespectwereunencumberedwithstrongideologicaltrappingstheecono
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