Re: [Paddlewise] Safety Gear Dependence/Risk Homeostasis

The link:

http://pavlov.psyc.queensu.ca/target/index.html

Craig

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Kruger" <kdruger_at_pacifier.com>
Subject: RE: [Paddlewise] Safety Gear Dependence/Use of VHF


> The thesis that adding safety gear makes a paddler more willing to take
risks
> has been debated here quite a bit.  Paddlewise graybeards  may recall John
> Winters reference to the notion that each person has a level of
_perceived_
> risk that he/she tolerates.  Don't have the URL's handy, but there is good
> research to show this is true for many different cohorts of risk-takers.


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