Deck 10: Population Warning: Behavioral Foundations and Practical Applications

Question 1

Spontaneous protective response refers to people who engage in an officially recommended protective action when they are not in the target risk area.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Warning repetition has no effect on people's threat belief.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The receiver of warnings demographic characteristics influence the types of actions taken.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Noncompliance to warning messages can be high because people are secure about

Question 5

Families tend to perform as a unit in protective actions.

Question 6

Emergency planners are interested in attributes they can change that influence human behavior.

Question 7

A warning sirens and loud speakers are not considered warning channels.

Question 8

Once the warning has been issued, there should be no more opportunities for people to obtain information through official sources.

Question 9

Signals in the environment, detectable by unaided human senses, that a threat is imminent are environmental cues.

Question 10

An example of warning compliance is:

A) Recipients do not alter routine activities.
B) People adopt measure other than recommended.
C) Those not at risk adopt the protective action recommendation.
D) Evacuees follow defined routes.

Question 11

Before issuing warnings, the planning process should:

A) Select one standard message to be used
B) Influence warning confirmation and information search
C) Anticipate the effects of hurricanes
D) Disseminate procedures for temporary housing

Question 12

To construct clear concise messages, you should do the following, except:

A) Address personal risk
B) Address protective action selection
C) Distribute general warnings without specific information
D) Help people

Question 13

A characteristic of warning channel effectiveness is:

A) Penetration
B) Generality
C) Acceleration
D) Range

Question 14

The extent and nature of information seeking can be influenced by avoiding the following, except:

A) Source deficiencies
B) Content deficiencies
C) Feedback deficiencies
D) Channel deficiencies

Question 15

Precision of Dissemination is:

A) Failure to convey the original message in original form and content
B) The level of detail about the threat, vulnerability, and PARs
C) Refers to the power of warning mechanisms to get the attention of those at risk
D) A channel's ability to warn all of those at risk (sensitivity) and only those at risk (specificity)

Question 16

The speed of the mechanism or the number of people that can be warned in a given time frame is the rate of________________.

Question 17

_________________ of impact are the main data used to initiate warnings.

Question 18

Compliance Incentives are any measure taken by authorities that removes implementation barriers to _____________________.

Question 19

What are predecision processes?

Question 20

Name and describe the six characteristics of warning channels that affect their effectiveness.

Question 21

What are some incentives you can give citizens to use shelters during a disaster?