Ambiguity and legal compliance

This study examines the independent and joint effect of ambiguity and perceived certainty of apprehension on law-breaking decision-making. Data come from a survey of experienced drivers (N = 1147) who viewed videos depicting a car speeding on an interstate highway under experimentally manipulated ci...

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Autor principal: Barnum, Timothy C. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Nagin, Daniel
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2021
En: Criminology & public policy
Año: 2021, Volumen: 20, Número: 4, Páginas: 621-643
Acceso en línea: Presumably Free Access
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Ambiguity aversion
Ambiguity seeking
Deterrence
Idiosyncrati-cally coherent risk perceptions
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Sumario:This study examines the independent and joint effect of ambiguity and perceived certainty of apprehension on law-breaking decision-making. Data come from a survey of experienced drivers (N = 1147) who viewed videos depicting a car speeding on an interstate highway under experimentally manipulated circumstances. The sampled drivers were generally ambiguity averse, opting to reduce speeding as ambiguity about the perceived certainty of apprehension increased. However, perceived ambiguity interacted with perceived certainty such that increases in ambiguity increased the deterrent effect of ambiguity for low certainty probabilities and decreased the effect for high probabilities.
ISSN:1745-9133
DOI:10.1111/1745-9133.12565