Giorgia Crosilla
Normalcy Bias
This is an ontology that explains the behaviour of a person affected by the Normalcy Bias.
exposed to
has participant
has quality
involves
participant in
is affected by
has initial awareness
ignores warnings
is being experienced by
is perceived by
underestimates
The product or consequence of an HazardousEvent.
Consequence
Event
Exposure refers to the state of being subjected to a potential hazard, risk, or harmful situation.
Exposure
A hazard is a source or situation that has the potential to cause harm, injury, damage, or some adverse effect. Hazards can be physical (such as a slippery surface), chemical (such as toxic substances), biological (such as infectious agents), or involve other elements like radiation or ergonomic factors
Hazard
The hazardous event that is actually happening.
Hazardous Event
A hazardous situation is a condition or circumstance in which there is an elevated risk of harm, danger, or potential damage to individuals, property, or the environment (i.e. living in an area that is known to be an "at risk" area for tornadoes".
Hazardous Situation
Object
Cognitive bias refers to systematic patterns of deviation from norm or rationality in judgment, often leading to perceptual distortion, inaccurate interpretation, illogical interpretation, or what is broadly called irrationality.
Normalcy bias is a cognitive bias that leads individuals to underestimate or ignore the possibility of a disaster or significant negative event occurring, assuming that things will continue to function in the same way as they always have
An agent (eg. person, group, software or physical artifact).
A BiasedAgent is an Agent affected by a bias.
Biased Agent
Awareness refers to the state of being conscious or mindful about the current dangerous situation.
Awareness
A dangerous event is perceived to a lesser extent (non-dangerous) compared to reality.
Biased Hazardous Event
Final awareness of the biased person about the hazardous event which is changed because of the exposure to the hazard.
Final Awareness
Initial Awareness of the biased person about the hazardous event.
Initial Awareness
A warning is a statement or an action that alerts or informs someone about a potential danger, threat, or harmful situation.
Warning
area at risk
covid
covid not approaching
covid not real
infection
pandemic event
Sarah
warnings
normalcy bias
symptoms