Chat about Novel Coronavirus - 2019-nCoV - COVID-19

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SwissChap in reply to @

but it is unclear that there is more at work here than the fundamental, well-established principle that uptake of protective behaviours is moderated by perceived threat.

Yeah but isn't that basically all that people mean by that term anyway? I don't think most people suggest there would be much lockdown-breaking if there was a tangible risk of getting it and dying anytime you leave the house, but the reality is that as a more-or-less healthy, moderately young person, your personal risk is really not that incredibly high, so yeah, behaviours will be moderated by perceived threats.

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in reply to @SwissChap

Yeah but isn't that basically all that people mean by that term anyway?

I mean, I didn't write it, so I can't speak for them, but I'd probably agree, yeah.

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