Rocío García-Retamero (a,b) y Dafina Petrova (a)
(a) Mind, Brain, and Behavior Research Center, University of Granada, Spain
(b) Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Germany
Transparent risk communication is an essential component of informed decision making. Unfortunately, many people struggle to understand risks because they lack practical mathematical and risk literacy skills. Our research shows that well-designed visual aids improve risk understanding by encouraging more thorough deliberation and reducing biased risk representations.