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‘False Consciousness’ and Perception in Risk and Safety

April 10, 2024 by Dr Rob Long 7 Comments

Very thought provoking article by Dr Rob Long from Human Dymensions. To quote from the article: The idea that setting absolutist and perfectionist goals followed by punitive measures to achieve those goals, is a bankrupt model for motivation of risk and safety ownership. The model ignores hidden … [Read more...] about ‘False Consciousness’ and Perception in Risk and Safety

Filed Under: Robert Long, Simplistic Safety, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: false consciousness, perception, reporting, risk and safety

Look With Your Heart and Not With Your Eyes

June 29, 2023 by Dr Rob Long 5 Comments

In one of the most emotional scenes in the musical Love Never Dies, Christine sings to her son Gustave about perception. And it is this advice that lingers with Gustave to the crucial moment when he is told that the Phantom is his real father. She sings: Love's a curious thingIt often comes … [Read more...] about Look With Your Heart and Not With Your Eyes

Filed Under: Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk, Zero Harm Tagged With: perception

Biases and Perceptions in Safety

June 28, 2023 by Admin Leave a Comment

Biases and Perceptions in Safety Thanks to John Wettstein from Safety Strategies for sending this in. Have a read of the story and reflect (see reflection makes sense) on how this message may apply in the workplace, particularly in regards to risk and safety. Why does this happen? Here are a … [Read more...] about Biases and Perceptions in Safety

Filed Under: Risk Homeostasis, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: bias, perception, risk homeostasis

Foundations of Perception and Imagination in Risk

June 28, 2023 by Dr Rob Long 18 Comments

In many ways humans see what they want to see, there is no such thing as objective perception. The modern study of the Psychology of Perception really started with the work of Bruner, Postman and Goodman in the 1940s (https://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Bruner/Cards/). Bruner and Postman showed through … [Read more...] about Foundations of Perception and Imagination in Risk

Filed Under: Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: imagination, perception, wayside chapel

The Perceptions of Safety

December 12, 2017 by Admin Leave a Comment

The Perceptions of Safety Alan Quilley recently posted an interesting point on LinkedIn (perhaps wasted on that forum) – he posed the question (accompanied by the image above): “So do you think human behaviour is both predictable and observable? If so how do we use that knowledge to help people … [Read more...] about The Perceptions of Safety

Filed Under: Alan Quilley, Risk Homeostasis Tagged With: BBS, behaviour, desire paths, perception, Safety, Safety Observations

Understanding Risk

August 28, 2016 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Understanding Risk  by Dr Robert Long from www.humandymensions.com - first published here in October 2013 – see his other articles HERE Much more consideration needs to be given to human decision making and how perception affects decision making when we think about risk. Imaging you want to buy a … [Read more...] about Understanding Risk

Filed Under: Risk Aversion, Risk Management, Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: decision making, frame, perception, Risk Management, understanding Risk

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