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Paul Slovic

Professor, Cognitive and Social Psychology
University of Oregon

Dr. Slovic studies judgment and decision processes with an emphasis on decision making under conditions of risk. His work examines fundamental issues such as the influence of affect on judgments and decisions. He also studies the factors that underlie perceptions of risk and attempts to assess the importance of these perceptions for the management of risk in society. His most recent research examines psychological factors contributing to apathy toward genocide. He no longer does classroom teaching but does advise students in their research.

Slovic, P., Finucane, M., Peters, E., & MacGregor, D. (2002). The affect heuristic. In T. Gilovich, D. Griffin, & D. Kahneman, (Eds.), Intuitive Judgement: Heuristics and Biases. Cambridge University Press.

Slovic, P. (2000). Perception of risk. London: Earthscan.

Slovic, P. (1995). The construction of preference. American Psychologist, 50, 364-371

Slovic, P., Lichtenstein, S., & Fischhoff, B. (1988). Decision making. In R.C. Atkinson, R.J. Lindzey, & R.D. Luce (Eds.), Handbook of experimental psychology: 2. Wiley

Slovic, P. (1987). Perception of risk. Science, 236, 280-285